A Civilian Casualty in Afghanistan
Adam Ferguson / VII Network for TIME
Encounter
Through a translator, patrol leader Lieutenant Gaughan asked, "What is...what is the father's name?" "Mohammad Karim," said the translator. "Just tell him I'm...I cannot say sorry enough. This is the worst possible thing that could happen."
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