POKHARA, Nepal -- Two centuries later, young men are still being drawn from their poverty-stricken Himalayan hills by the thousands to fight -- and die -- with legendary valor for another man's ...

"Afghanistan was a test for the modern Gurkha, to show our forefathers that we are still meeting the standards they set. It was our chance to show that we are continuing the tradition. So far, so good ...

It is now more than 200 years that men from Nepal have joined the British Army to fight, if needs be, in support of Britain’s overseas interests. And it is 100 years since the end of the First World ...