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The burn ward at Herat hospital where some U.S. airstrike victims are recovering.
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Haji Sayed Barakat, a farmer from Bala Boluk district, stands watch over his daughters Fereshta, 5, (left) and Nouviya, 7, who were both severely burned in the U.S. airstrike. Mr. Barakat's wife and two of his children also died.
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Haji Sayed Barakat, a farmer from Bala Boluk district, stands watch over his three daughters who were severely burned in the U.S. airstrike. Mr. Barakat's wife and two of his children also died.
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Nouviya Barakat, 7, recovers from severe burns received in the deadly U.S. airstrike on Bala Boluk district, Farah province.
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Fereshta Barakat, 5, recovers from severe burns received in the deadly U.S. airstrike on Bala Boluk district, Farah province.
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Nozou Malham, 9, recovers from severe burns received in the deadly U.S. airstrike on Bala Boluk district, Farah province.
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Tala Barakat, 12, recovers from severe burns received in the deadly U.S. airstrike on Bala Boluk district, Farah province.
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Haji Sayed Barakat, a farmer from Bala Boluk district, stands watch over his daughter Fereshta, 5, who was severely burned in the U.S. airstrike. Mr. Barakat's wife and two of his children also died.
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Sayed Malham returned from his part-time job in Iran to be with his daughter Nozou, 9, after she was severely burned in the U.S. airstrike. His two sons died in attack.
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Published May 28, 2009

A handful of survivors from the latest deadly US airstrike in western Afghanistan recover in Herat hospital's new burn ward, the best in the country.

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Photos and text by Jason Motlagh / Pulitzer Center

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