Afghan Girl Receives Life-Changing Surgery in U.S. After Military Medical Team Holds Press Conference

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04.08.2009

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Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Robert Elwood, chief of pediatrics at Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and Air Force Capt. LaRita Abel, nurse manager in the hospital’s intensive-care wing, hold a news conference about Nazia Gardezi’s upcoming surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center with Afghan media, March 30, 2009. In the middle, Nazia sits on the lap of her brother, Hatiquallah Gardezi. The Afghan girl was later flown to Cincinnati for reconstructive trachea surgery. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kimberly D. Cole

• Date Taken: 04.08.2009
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 18:18
• Photo ID: 9153874
• VIRIN: 090408-D-D0439-6239
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