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Blood and Dust
A journey across Afghanistan with the US army's medical team.
People and Power Last Modified: 15 Sep 2011 12:37

It has been 10 years since the 9/11 attacks, and since the US launched attacks against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. 

Since then thousands of combatants and tens of thousands more civilians have been killed or wounded. A US army medical team travels by helicopter across the country to pick up casualties, often coming under attack themselves.

On this episode of People & Power veteran cameraman Vaughn Smith travels with the paramedics of the 214th aviation regiment to see how the team provide care to those most in need.  

  

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