Army Surgeon Performs Life-Changing Skin Graft for Afghan Man [Image 2 of 2]

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11.01.2007

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Army Maj. Saira Saini, 555th Forward Surgical Team plastic surgeon (left), readies a skin graft for a young Afghan man’s hand that was burned during an incident when the man was two years old. Afghan Dr. Obaid Dost (right), plastic surgeon, assists in the operation holding the patient’s newly-outstretched hand open for the first time in 20 years. The procedure took place Oct. 9, at a forward operating base near the northeastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. Photos by Spc. Gregory J. Argentieri, USA

• Date Taken: 11.01.2007
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 21:45
• Photo ID: 9157257
• VIRIN: 071101-D-D0439-9925
• Resolution: 2265x1500
• Size: 267 KB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)