1 Gurkha fight against 30 Taliban:Dip Prasad Pun
Dip Prasad Pun, is a Nepalese sergeant of Gurkha rifles
who was decorated by Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for act of bravery during the war in Afghanistan on the night of 17 September2010.
Personal info and bio.
Dipprasad Pun
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| Born | Bima, Nepal |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Conspicuous Gallantry Cross |
| Relations | Tul Bahadur Pun (grandfather) |
How he fight against 30 Taliban?
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.
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
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