Afghan Landmine Victims

Red Cross assists landmine victims in Afghanistan

An Afghan man and a child with artificial legs are seen at the International Red Cross Orthopedic (ICRC) rehabilitation center on December 10, 2009 in Herat, Afghanistan. The aims of the ICRC rehabilitation center are to educate and rehabilitate landmine victims and others with deformities to help them return their former lives. According to the UN mine information network, 62 people on average are killed or injured by mines each month in Afghanistan. UPI/Hossein Fatemi

An Afghan child with only one leg sits next to artificial legs at the International Red Cross Orthopedic (ICRC) rehabilitation center
on December 10, 2009 in Herat, Afghanistan.

Mine-stricken Afghan girls with artificial legs practice walking at the International Red Cross Orthopedic (ICRC) rehabilitation center
on December 10, 2009 in Herat, Afghanistan.

Job Creation in Afghanistan

Afghan employees work on artificial legs at the International Red Cross Orthopedic (ICRC) rehabilitation center on December 10, 2009 in Herat, Afghanistan.

Afghan men with artificial legs wait for their doctor to check them at the International Red Cross Orthopedic (ICRC) rehabilitation center
on December 10, 2009 in Herat, Afghanistan.

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