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Nato forces are supposed to be winning ‘hearts and minds’ and bolstering the fledgling Afghan National Army. This incident, however, has apparently appalled Afghans on all sides, not least because it offends the Muslim tradition of burying the dead with all body parts, attached or unattached.
It transpires that the Gurkha soldier has been removed from operations and sent back to his barracks in Kent pending further investigations. Ministry of Defence sources have been quick to emphasise that the British Army is appalled by what has happened. According to one: ‘There is no sense of glory involved, more a sense of shame. He should not have done what he did.’
>>>‘There is no sense of glory involved, more a sense of shame. He should not have done what he did.’
At least in the days of the Imperium, the British Raj appreciated the dedication, enthusiasm and efficency of the Gurkhas.
Now, some wanker of a desk poofter lithps indignantly.
How else was he going to verify he had the target. There’s not much of fingerprint database there.
Suppose he shoulda clicked a picture, but then he’d be subject to some other charge as well.