| SECURITY CONTRACTOR | |
| Name: | Narayan Bahadur Thapa Magar |
| Age: | 37 |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Employer: | IDG Security (contracted to UN) |
| Location: | Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan |
| Date: | 1 April 2011 |
| Cause: | Killed defending UN civilian employees against mob attack on UN compound |
Narayan Bahadur Thapa Magar, from the Rupandehi district of Nepal, joined IDG Security in Afghanistan in September, 2010. Before this, Narayan Bahadur had a long and distinguished career as a professional soldier. He spent 19 years with the 1/5 Gorkha Rifles in the Indian Army. Six months were spent deployed to the UN mission in Sudan. Narayan is survived by his wife Yami Kumari Thapa and two sons.