Lone fighter took out 30 Taliban using every weapon within reach

Dec 27 , 2021

Lone fighter took out 30 Taliban using every weapon within reach

To say that Gurkhas are simply soldiers from Nepal would be a massive, massive understatement. If there’s a single reason no one goes to war with Nepal, it is because of the Gurkhas’ reputation. They are elite, fearless warriors who serve in not only the Nepalese Army but also in the British and Indian armies as well, a tradition since the end of the Anglo-Nepalese War in 1816. They are known for their exceptional bravery, ability, and heroism in the face of insurmountable odds. Faithful to their traditions, one Gurkha in Afghanistan, Dipprasad Pun, singlehandedly held his post against more than 30 Taliban fighters.

It was a September evening in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. It was 2010, and Sergeant Dipprasad Pun of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was on duty at a two-story outpost. He heard some noises and found two insurgents attempting to lay an IED in a nearby road. He realized he was surrounded. The night sky filled up with bullets and RPG fire.Taliban fighters sprang into a well-planned assault on Pun’s outpost.


Pun responded by pulling his machine gun off its tripod and handholding it as he returned fire toward the oncoming fighters. He went through every round he had available before tossing 17 grenades at the attackers. When he was out of grenades, he picked up his SA80 service rifle and started using that. He even threw a land mine at the enemy.



That day a lone Gurkha took out 30 Taliban using every weapon within reach

As Pun defended his position, one Taliban fighter climbed the side of the tower adjacent to the guard house, hopped on to the roof and rushed him. Pun turned to take the fighter out, but his weapon misfired. Pun grabbed the tripod of his machine gun and tossed it at the Taliban’s face, which knocked the enemy fighter off of the roof of the building.

Pun continued to fight off the assault until reinforcements arrived. When it was all said and done, 30 Taliban lay dead.

He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.


That day a lone Gurkha took out 30 Taliban using every weapon within reach
“At that time I wasn’t worried, there wasn’t any choice but to fight. The Taliban were all around the checkpoint, I was alone,” he told the crowd gathered at the ceremony. “I had so many of them around me that I thought I was definitely going to die so I thought I’d kill as many of them as I could before they killed me.”


In all, he fired off 250 machine gun rounds, 180 SA80 rounds, threw six phosphorous grenades and six normal grenades, and one Claymore mine.

Pun comes from a long line of Gurkhas. His father served in the Gurkha Rifles, as did his grandfather, who received the Victoria Cross for an action in the World War II Burma theater.

That day a lone Gurkha took out 30 Taliban using every weapon within reach


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13 Comments

  • 27 Dec 2021 Rsm

    Definitely impressive, but the story isn’t clear about a couple of things. “After it was all said and done, 30 Taliban were killed”, so did he kill them all while the reinforcements who arrived just stood there watching? They didn’t kill any of them? And they say he threw 17 grenades, but then say it was six phosphorus and six normal ones. That’s twelve.

  • 27 Dec 2021 Schauvaerts Freddy

    RESPECT

  • 27 Dec 2021 Robin Steal

    Valor knows no fear when teamed up with commitment to duty and Personal Honor.

  • 27 Dec 2021 Michael Gilliam

    Without that uniform he could pass for one of my son’s friends from school but this is no kid, this is a MAN. More than that he has proven himself to be a WARRIOR. I believe he is the epitome of the saying “He rose to the occasion”.

  • 27 Dec 2021 Isaac Tam

    I do know that Gurkhas is a mean fighter when I was in Hong Kong long time ago.



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