Doctors Reach Remote Villages in Afghanistan (Photos)

A mobile health unit supported by the United Nations made the trek into inaccessible regions in Afghanistan to give much-needed care to local residents there.
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Doctors Reach Remote Villages in Afghanistan (Photos)
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026001.jpg" alt="Dr. Basir Ahmad Jaghori (R) rides a donkey with his medical team to the top of the mountain pass on a two hour trek June 9, 2011, heading to the mountain village of Raquol, in Panjab district, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Dr. Basir Ahmad Jaghori (R) rides a donkey with his medical team to the top of the mountain pass on a two hour trek June 9, 2011, heading to the mountain village of Raquol, in Panjab district, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802709"/></a>
Dr. Basir Ahmad Jaghori (R) rides a donkey with his medical team to the top of the mountain pass on a two hour trek June 9, 2011, heading to the mountain village of Raquol, in Panjab district, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026000.jpg" alt="Dr. Jaghori and his team had to carry everything in by foot and donkey. The team saw 160 patients during the monthly visit to the village where people came from ten outlying villages as well. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Dr. Jaghori and his team had to carry everything in by foot and donkey. The team saw 160 patients during the monthly visit to the village where people came from ten outlying villages as well. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802711"/></a>
Dr. Jaghori and his team had to carry everything in by foot and donkey. The team saw 160 patients during the monthly visit to the village where people came from ten outlying villages as well. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026042.jpg" alt="Dr. Jaghori (R) takes a water break after reaching to the top of the mountain pass on a two hour trek June 9, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Dr. Jaghori (R) takes a water break after reaching to the top of the mountain pass on a two hour trek June 9, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802713"/></a>
Dr. Jaghori (R) takes a water break after reaching to the top of the mountain pass on a two hour trek June 9, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116025991.jpg" alt="Dr. Jaghori (R) rejoices reaching the top of the mountain pass after a long day at a mobile health clinic June 9, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Dr. Jaghori (R) rejoices reaching the top of the mountain pass after a long day at a mobile health clinic June 9, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802715"/></a>
Dr. Jaghori (R) rejoices reaching the top of the mountain pass after a long day at a mobile health clinic June 9, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026041.jpg" alt="Villagers wait for medical treatment in a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011, in the village of Gharmboloq, in Shahidan district, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Villagers wait for medical treatment in a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011, in the village of Gharmboloq, in Shahidan district, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802717"/></a>
Villagers wait for medical treatment in a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011, in the village of Gharmboloq, in Shahidan district, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116025979.jpg" alt="Hava Gul, 70, waits to see a doctor complaining about her left eye at a local mosque made into a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011, in the village of Gharmboloq. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Hava Gul, 70, waits to see a doctor complaining about her left eye at a local mosque made into a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011, in the village of Gharmboloq. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802719"/></a>
Hava Gul, 70, waits to see a doctor complaining about her left eye at a local mosque made into a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011, in the village of Gharmboloq. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026073.jpg" alt="Villagers leave a local mosque made into a makeshift mobile health clinic after getting medical treatment June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Villagers leave a local mosque made into a makeshift mobile health clinic after getting medical treatment June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802721"/></a>
Villagers leave a local mosque made into a makeshift mobile health clinic after getting medical treatment June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026067.jpg" alt="A boy waits for his family to be seen by the doctor at a mosque, makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="A boy waits for his family to be seen by the doctor at a mosque, makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802723"/></a>
A boy waits for his family to be seen by the doctor at a mosque, makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026078.jpg" alt="Villagers wait for medical treatment in a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Villagers wait for medical treatment in a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802725"/></a>
Villagers wait for medical treatment in a makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/116026084.jpg" alt="Rashidi deals with a long line of patients at a mosque, makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" title="Rashidi deals with a long line of patients at a mosque, makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802727"/></a>
Rashidi deals with a long line of patients at a mosque, makeshift mobile health clinic June 12, 2011. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

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