Afghan, Coalition forces provide medical care in southern Afghanistan

Written by Headquarters United States Forces Afghanistan Tuesday, 09 December 2008 20:58

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and Coalition forces medical personnel Tuesday treated 120 Afghan civilians at a clinic in Nahr Surkh District, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan.

Medics treated the local villagers, mostly women and children, for a variety of minor illnesses, burns, cuts and abrasions at a nearby Coalition clinic. Many received medication for existing health conditions.

“ANSF and Coalition forces will continue to provide medical aid and undertake other humanitarian projects,” said Col. Jerry O'Hara, U.S. Forces Afghanistan spokesman. “We are committed to helping the people of Afghanistan in any way we can.”

Cutline: An Afghan doctor removes stitches from a 4-year-old boy’s face Tuesday at a clinic in southern Afghanistan. Afghan and Coalition forces medical personnel treated 120 civilians, mostly for minor illnesses, burns, cuts and abrasions.

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