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GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Polish and American doctors from Task Force White Eagle saved the life of an 8-year-old Afghan girl who was accidentally wounded in a firefight between Taliban and Afghan security guards in a southern district, Nov. 2.
The injured girl was brought by her brother to Forward Operating Base Warrior in the southern part of Ghazni Province just before 6 p.m. According to the girl’s brother, she was accidentally injured when insurgents attacked a civilian convoy.
Polish medics from FOB Warrior delivered initial medical care, but it became necessary to transport the wounded girl to a field hospital for surgery. TF White Eagle transported the girl via helicopter to FOB Ghazni.
"As a result of wounds to her abdomen, she required surgery. Further, one bullet lodged in her [pelvis]," said Maj. Robert Brzozowski, head of the Field Surgical Team.
Polish surgeons, assisted by an American anesthesiologist, conducted the two-hour operation.
"The doctors managed to safely remove the bullet from girl’s body," said Brzozowski.
The operation was a major success and shortly after, she was transported to a provincial hospital in Ghazni City.
| Date Taken: | 11.02.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2010 13:23 |
| Story ID: | 59364 |
| Location: | GHAZNI PROVINCE, AF |
| Web Views: | 116 |
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