"Ahmad," a 6-year-old Afghan boy, is escorted by his father (left) and a local man after being returned to his father by International Security Assistance Force personnel from Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan on Aug. 3. Ahmad was injured during an insurgent rocket attack near his home in southern Afghanistan, in which shrapnel nearly severed his spinal cord and left him with staples in the back of his neck. Ahmad's name has been changed to protect his family from Taliban retaliation for accepting help from coalition forces. ISAF Focus, It's about Ahmad DVIDS193492

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