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Nachricht	> >[i:Dieses Posting wird nur im eingeloggten Zustand und gesetztem Häkchen bei >"Zeige Bilder" korrekt angezeigt.] > >Link zum Artikel: [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/world/asia/01afghan.html] > >[img:http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/6518/10nw6twzn9.jpg] > >On an October morning, the Taliban began firing mortars at Combat Outpost Lowell, a remote >base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. Explosive mortars blasted shrapnel deep >into two Afghan men. The guards' second in command, Nezamudin, was killed outright, while >Jamaludin, the cook, fell to the ground. Left, Afghans took cover as they retrieved >Nezamudin's body. Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/8776/907h48ea6.jpg] > >If there is any universal and binding compact among military men under fire, it is this: >If you are hit, we will come to get you. Left, American soldiers rushed to the aid of >the Afghans. Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/1715/qqwf2tka0.jpg] > >The isolated outpost imposed an unforgiving condition: anyone injured would have to wait >for an evacuation. It was up to the team of medics to keep Jamaludin alive. Left, Sgt. >Zackary Filip called for help. "They need to call a medevac," he said. "They need to call >it now. Urgent." Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/6387/l8epwvr9.jpg] > >Jamaludin, who like many Afghans has only one name, had been made wild by fear and pain. >But for some reason he could not speak. He shook his head, sputtered and vomited blood. >Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3576/34srwhdlf7.jpg] > >Sergeant Filip said he had always worn rubber(laytex) gloves; on this day, there had been >no time. He had been applying pressure to Jamaludin's wounds and bandaging him. Now he >began taking the patient's pulse. Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/2894/2cyofg5qy7.jpg] > >It would be more than an hour before a helicopter could get to the outpost, if it could >run the gantlet of fire. Could the trauma team keep the grievously wounded Afghan alive? >Left, a translator passed an intravenous bag. Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/7862/nnjupfds3.jpg] > >From left to right, Sergeant Filip, Capt. Norberto A. Rodriguez, the American Army doctor, >and Petty Officer Third Class Ramon G. Gavan worked to stabilize Jamaludin's wounds. >Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1980/2vkxh1dyy7.jpg] > >Petty Officer Gavan took a moment to wipe the sweat off his face. >Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/6285/2v8pvn7bh9.jpg] > >A few minutes before, Jamaludin had been near death. Maybe he would make it. >Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/499/2cyjskhed8.jpg] > >At about minute 65, the rotors could be heard in the valley. By then the medics and Captain >Rodriguez were ready with Jamaludin, now bandaged and strapped onto a litter, to run back >across open ground. Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times > >[img:http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/9342/2csg9whpw5.jpg] > >The Taliban were waiting for them. As the medics loaded Jamaludin onto the helicopter, >the mortars started again. The first round landed wide. The loudspeaker was barely >audible over the roar of the Blackhawk's rotors. "Incoming! Incoming!" it said. An >hour or so later, the call came in. The helicopter had reached the next base. >Jamaludin was in surgery. He was alive. Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
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