The Golden Hour - Afghanistan

February 2010

As the latest Nato-Afghan push against the Taliban gets underway, the spotlight is turned onto the young medical teams struggling to save lives and keep up morale in remote outposts.
Two-thirds of those serving in Afghanistan were still in school when the US declared war on the Taliban eight years ago. A young surgeon tells jokes as he struggles to stitch up a bleeding wound. There's a familiarity with the war given away by typical medics black humour and irreverence. This isnt my first rodeo, Ive done this before. However, not far beneath the surface of the jokes lies an increasing bewilderment about the purpose of this war. In terms of what were doing here now, its not clear to me that we have an overall end point that makes sense. When injured patients arrive at this remote field hospital, there is a golden hour in which to save their lives. After that time, their chances are slim. The group are under immense emotional and physical stress, and the latest surge by US and British troops has them worried. They say theyre bracing themselves for the bloody consequences, but it is clear from this confronting report that their gung-ho attitude has its limits.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[bigfatpig85]

If only one person in the Bush administration cracked a history book they would have known that you can't win a war in Afghanistan. Period

[oefmedic1011]

@deancole3 Wow how mature. The only way you would know if they want us here or not is for you to spend a year over here. I don't see you doing that. The only ones that don't want us here are the ones attacking everybody. I watched two locals lose their legs because of attacks from their own people. That's what we're trying to stop and they know that. That's why they get excited to see us. They know we want to help. Don't speak until you have all the info, it only makes you look like a fool.

[7246jack]

Keep up the fight people! Your fighting for a good cause! To stop terrorist attacks on your country like 9/11! Remember, the Taliban are in league with Al Qaeda! They are allies!

Avenge the victims of that day and avenge the family members!

[jastraugmxde]

@miles2057 :

try this link: liveleak.com/view?i=86b_126648­1522

The whole documentary lasts for 30mins

[MrStonewallj]

Good Job to the medics there but lets finish it. fission has its role in the world. Get our ppl out and turn that place into a glass factory!

[khanmama1]

@Fuzzycigardude you need one Hitler that he can clean all fucking Jews from this world than is peace every where in world, I know you are fucking Jew cancer of world go fuck yours sister and mother fucker.

[YouSueorg]

@1991jarhead Yes, this is different than the original golden hour, but don't know why it was changed

[AFGhans2222]

fuck usa

[1991jarhead]

what happened to the original video this is different than the original golden hour vieo i've seen

[bigboimlp]

NUKE THEM..fuck this shit ridden country

[bigboimlp]

@kalansayaw A- FUCKING-MEN TO THAT !!

[miles2057]

great video, where can i find the rest of it? i'm from Australia, i notice a lot of these documentaries come from channel 2/ abc and channel 28/sbs, what are the actual programmes that these docos are on. thank you.