Sgt. Abdul Ghafar, an Afghan National Army medic with

Sgt. Abdul Ghafar, an Afghan National Army medic with the 215th Corps’ 1st Kandak, treats an injured patient at Forward Operating Base Shawqat, Nad-E-Ali, Afghanistan Nov. 27. Royal Army medical personnel working at FOB Shawqat are currently mentoring the 215th Corps’ 1st Kandak ANA medics, advising them on medical skills ranging from treating common ailments to performing combat trauma. Whenever the Afghan medics receive a patient needing care, their British counterparts are nearby, offering advice and guidance on the appropriate treatment.