US Medic Helps Afghan Boy

For local Afghans in a rural province north of Kandahar, the small 50 troops based in an orchard during a week of pre-election operations meant it was an opportunity for much needed medical treatment.

This 8 year old boy had been dragged by a spooked mule while his foot was caught in the stirrup. The kid was kicked several times by the animal. A local "doctor" had put 70+ stitches in his head with regular thread three weeks prior to these photos.

The medic spent an hour removing the thread.