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Obituaries from the Times of London and elsewhere
Havildar Lachhiman Gurung VC 1917 - 12 December 2010
Despite his company being cut of for 3 daysf, he held off a Japanese attack in Burma singlehandedly for 4 hours - losing the lower part of his right arm, right eye and hearing in one ear in first wave of attack. 31 dead lay in front of his position. He was never able to return to active service, but was last seen at the Cenotaph on November 11th this year. Two of his sons became soldiers.
Wg Cdr Vic Hodgkinson DFC 17 October 1916 - 20 November 2010
Royal Australian Air Force pilot of flying boats which were "lent" to Britain by Australia
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KP- 7 suicide bombers arrested by the NDS operatives in Jalalabad cityThe Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), operatives have arrested a group of seven suicide bombers during an operation in Nangarhar province. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani confirmed that the suicide bombers were arrested from the vicinity of Jalalabd city.
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NBCNews- Officials worry Trump may back Erik Prince plan to privatize war in AfghanistanPresident Donald Trump is increasingly venting frustration to his national security team about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and showing renewed interest in a proposal by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to privatize the war, current and former senior administration officials said.
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Stripes- Afghanistan’s tank battalion is melting awayU.S. Marines plugged their ears as the muzzle blast from an Afghan T-55 tank firing toward enemy positions ripped through a gap in Hesco barriers at an embattled base in Helmand province, the same violent area where an American Green Beret was killed earlier this week.
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KP- Officials confirm 34 as confirmed death toll in yesterday’s attack in KabulThe officials have confirmed that 34 people were killed in yesterday’s deadly attack in attack targeting an educational center in Kabul city. This comes as the public health officials had earlier said at least 48 people have been killed in the attack in the West of Kabul city.
British military casualties - Editorial policy
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