The 4th Day / څلورمه ورځ

A Bradley crew. Four days. One impossible choice.
Afghanistan, 20XX. Lieutenant Amelia Carver commands a three-person Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew on overwatch duty in the dusty ridges outside Kunduz. The days blur together-scan sectors, engage threats, eat terrible MREs, try not to think about home.
Then something unexpected happens.
A little Afghan girl sees their armored vehicle and doesn't run. She waves. She smiles. And the next day, she comes back. Over four days, a fragile connection forms between hardened soldiers and a child who's lost everything but hasn't lost hope. In a war zone where trust can get you killed, where every interaction is a potential threat, the crew finds themselves looking forward to her visits.
But the insurgents have been watching too. And they understand something the Americans don't: in asymmetric warfare, humanity isn't a strength.
It's a vulnerability.