Yubraj rai is the first. Here is the second gurkha recently killed in Afganistan.
Sergent : Krishna Bahadur DuraGurkha soldier killed in accident in AfghanistanKathmandu | Monday, Nov 17 2008 IST A Gurkha soldier from Lamjung district was
killed when the vehicle he was travelling in struck an explosive device
in Helmand district of Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said.
Krishna Bahadur Dura (36), who was killed on Saturday, was the second
Nepali to be killed in less than two weeks time in Afghanistan.
Earlier, one Yubraj Rai was also killed in November in another district
of Afghanistan.
'Gurkha soldier Sergeant Krishna Bahadur Dura,
from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, died when the
Warrior vehicle he was travelling in struck an explosive device in the
Musa Qala District of Helmand Province,' ITN quoted the Defence
Ministry, as saying. Paying tribute to Dura, Lieutenant Colonel Chris
Darby, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Gurkha
Rifles, said, 'The Colour Sergeant Krishna was an exceptional soldier,
a gifted leader and consummate professional.
'Intelligent,
hard-working and totally committed, I knew that whatever the challenge,
I could turn to C/Sgt Krishna and had absolute confidence in his
ability to deliver it.
