LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- British troops training local Afghan recruits to become an effective police force are facing basic challenges like widespread illiteracy.
LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Britain's High Court ruled Tuesday that five Nepalese veterans of the British army and a soldier's widow have the right to live in the country.
LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- About 50 retired Gurkha soldiers handed back medals they had earned during their service as a protest of perceived discrimination by the British government.
LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William was in mourning after learning a friend and mentor had been killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The U.K. Ministry of Defense will investigate Gurkha soldiers' allegations of unfair treatment in the British army. Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said Tuesday that disparities between the terms and conditions of the Nepalese Gurkhas and the rest of the Bri
LONDON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The brave Gurkhas of Nepal, who have fought for more than two centuries alongside British troops, will finally be able to win British citizenship.
KATMANDU, Nepal, April 27 (UPI) -- The British Army says it is powerless to avenge the death of a Gurkha soldier in Katmandu because he was beaten by friends of Nepal's crown prince.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 11 (UPI) -- British Army Gurkhas have rescued an Afghan governor from a mansion overrun by forces loyal to a local warlord, the London Telegraph reported Sunday.
