Afghan National Army soldier Malika Faqiri (left) a female assists with a patient about to undergo surgery Oct. 14, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. She attended a special two-week mentorship program at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here to work alongside doctors and nurses to hone her medical skills and get firsthand experience with trauma-based care. She was one of the first women to ever attend the program.

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