Afghan, Coalition forces provide medical care in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

12.05.2008

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U.S. Forces Afghanistan

By the U.S. Forces Afghanistan Public Affairs Office

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 [Afghan national security forces] 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."

• Date Taken: 12.05.2008
• Date Posted: 12.05.2008 11:28
• Story ID: 27225
• Location: KABUL, AF