But the all-volunteer Commando Corps – only about 20,000 soldiers out of an army of 300,000 — earned such a good reputation that they became the government’s fire brigade.

Scores of Afghan special forces and undercover operators killed in Taliban purge in the aftermath of the 2021 fall of Kabul - horror emerges after leak of almost 20,000 names endangers many ...

Green Beret charged with murder for killing Afghan man Washington — A former U.S. Army commando is being charged with murder in a long-simmering case alleging he tracked down and killed a ...

In the two world wars alone, 200,000 Gurkhas fought for the British, 43,000 of whom died. A total of 13 Gurkhas have received the Victoria Cross — the British equivalent to the US's Medal of Honor.

The UK, which has taken in several hundred Afghans, is considering setting up a special-operations unit of former Afghan commandos in the British Army. It wouldn't be the first time the British ...