Ahmad Rahman is one of thousands of Afghan children to receive artificial limbs because of war injuries.
By Sharif Hassan Sharif Hassan Reporter covering Afghanistan Email Bio Follow May 7 at 11:12 AM KABUL — Five-year-old Ahmad Sayed Rahman wanted to show off his new prosthetic leg to the physiotherapists and nurses who cared for him at an orthopedic center here. An Afghan song was playing in the background.
Ahmad is one of thousands of Afghan children to receive artificial limbs because of war injuries since the hospital opened in 1988. He and his older sister, Salima, who was carrying him at the time, were both wounded when they were caught in the battle in Logar province four years ago. The video posted by Rahimi spread more widely after Roya Musawi, a spokeswoman for the ICRC in Kabul, posted it on Twitter and on the ICRC social media page. Social media users praised the boy for his “priceless smile” and resilience. “I can’t stop crying,” one tweeted.
Alberto Cairo, the longtime director of the orthopedic center, said making artificial limbs for patients is a routine job for his team, and that the sight of people with them is commonplace in Kabul. But the video of Ahmad, he said, touched a chord.
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