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A US Army 101st Airborne 3-187 "Bravo" company medic pours cold water over the face of a dehydrated soldier overcome by heat and exhaustion while conducting a 23 July, 2002 sensitive site exploitation (SSE) mission in the town of Narizah in Southeastern Afghanistan . The three day mission, intended to deny sanctuary to Al Qaida and Taliban fighters in villages along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border resulted in the recovery of several weapons caches and one Afghan detained for questioning.

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Copyright: Scott Nelson 2002
Image Size: 3000x2010 / 17.3MB; Afghanistan 101st Airborne Sensitive Site Exploitation Enduring Freedom Southeast Afghanistan mission raid Al Qaeda Taliban village Afghan local haven hideout base Bin Laden Mullah Omar search high value target puck prisoners weapons cache infantry unit troops soldiers American USA Narizah host border region Pakistan smuggling trails wadis river beds operation sweep Al Qaida dehydration wounded injured exhaustion heat medic first aid field Paratroopers
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A US Army 101st Airborne 3-187 "Bravo" company medic pours cold water over the face of a dehydrated soldier overcome by heat and exhaustion while conducting a 23 July, 2002 sensitive site exploitation (SSE) mission in the town of Narizah in Southeastern Afghanistan . The three day mission, intended to deny sanctuary to Al Qaida and Taliban fighters in villages along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border resulted in the recovery of several weapons caches and one Afghan detained for questioning.