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xchrom

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 07:40 AM Sep 2012

BRITISH SOLDIER GIVES BIRTH IN AFGHANISTAN

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_AFGHANISTAN_BIRTH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-09-20-05-59-07

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's military says a soldier has unexpectedly given birth while serving in Afghanistan.

The ministry confirmed on Thursday that the unidentified woman delivered a son on Tuesday at Camp Bastion, Britain's major logistical base in the desert of southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.

A specialist team is being deployed from Britain to help bring home the woman - a gunner with the Royal Artillery - and her child. The defense ministry said both were in a stable condition at the base.

The woman had deployed to Afghanistan in March, meaning her child was conceived before her tour of duty began.
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BRITISH SOLDIER GIVES BIRTH IN AFGHANISTAN (Original Post) xchrom Sep 2012 OP
So will he have Afghany citizenship along with his British one? lunatica Sep 2012 #1
They knew she was at least 7 months pregnant why the hell did they keep her out there and how is NotThisTime Sep 2012 #2

NotThisTime

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2. They knew she was at least 7 months pregnant why the hell did they keep her out there and how is
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 08:22 AM
Sep 2012

this "unexpected"? My best wishes for both mother and child.

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