Kathmandu: Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar has called on the British government to donate vaccines to Nepal given the centuries-old relation between Nepal and the UK.
In a video message, Magar who had lost both his legs in Afghanistan requested the UK government to do more and help Nepal in the vaccination drive.
“The only way out of this pandemic is vaccination. As a Gurkha veteran, I would like to request the UK government to do more and help Nepal vaccinate its citizens,” said Magar.
Stating that Nepal is very badly battling with the second wave of Covid-19, Magar said that many Gurkha veterans and their families are also very badly affected by this pandemic.
In the message, Magar has further highlighted the age-old relation between the two countries.
“The UK and Nepal have more than two centuries of a historic and unique relationship. We fought side by side together around the world,” said Magar.
Magar is a record-breaking mountaineer and adventurer. He is the first-ever double above-knee amputee to summit a mountain over 6,000m. He joined the British Army at the age of 19 and served with the Royal Gurkha Rifles for 15 years. While on patrol in Afghanistan in 2010, Magar stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED), his life changed in a split second. He lost both of his legs above the knee and sustained multiple other injuries.
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