Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram
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The Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram was a military hospital operated by the Egyptian Army at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from 2003 to 2013.[1][2][3][4][5] As of 2008, the hospital treated between 400 and 500 Afghans weekly.[6] Treatment was provided free of charge.[7] 31 percent of the hospitals patients were children.[citation needed]
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Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram | |
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Egyptian Army | |
Geography | |
Location | Bagram, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 34.941372°N 69.256063°E / 34.941372; 69.256063 |
Organisation | |
Type | Military hospital |
History | |
Opened | 2003 |
Closed | 2013 |
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Lists | Hospitals in Afghanistan |
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Liam Fox, writing in The Telegraph, described the Egyptian Hospital at Bagram as an exception to "almost non-existent" engagement in Afghanistan by the Muslim world.[8]