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Monday, October 17, 2011

Vijay Rai, 8th Gurkha soldier killed in Afghanistan

Vijay Rai, 8th Gurkha soldier killed in Afghanistan

It is so sad to hear such a news in front of the greatest festival like "Tihar" who is killed and has been shot dead in protecting the checkpoint in Afghanistan. The brave Gurkha Solider name is Vijay Rai. His dead in Afghanistan takes the number of British personnel killed since 2001 is 383. May his soul rest in peace.


Lt Col Gordon Mackenzie, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is with great sadness that I announce that a soldier from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles was killed during operations with Afghan Police partners to extend security in the Nahr-e Saraj region of Helmand."


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