Afghanistan.-The video of a five-year-old Afghan boy who dances of happiness from one side to another without difficulty, with his new artificial leg in a hospital room, concentrates the attention of the social networks, that do not cease to praise the small one like a symbol of L To Afghanistan’s resistance and misery. In the 21-second video you can see Sayed Ahmad Rahman Interpreting the footsteps of a traditional Afghan dance with a typical music, after getting a new prosthesis for one of his limbs, while personal and Hospital patients applaud your reaction. The images were shared by the spokesman of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the country, Roya Mosawi, in his account of Facebook and Twitter, obtaining hundreds of thousands of reproductions and messages of affection of the users.
Sayed Ahmad Rahman was only eight months old when his leg was severely injured by an explosion during a showdown/Photo: AFP
He stands up and dances with Afghan music. This symbolizes the Afghans ‘ resistance to war and optimism towards the future
Afghan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib also reacted to the publication by describing the video as “History of Afghan Resilience! Hope and peace. ” Boy, you won, stay strong and secure! If you want to know how to celebrate joy, look at a little boy who knows the art of happiness, “he wrote on the same social network Afia Afghan. Born into a poor family, the child was only eight months old when his leg was severely injured by an explosion during a Confrontation between the government forces and the Taliban in their village in the province of attainment.
5-year-old Ahmad dances of happiness by branding his prosthesis/Photo: AFP
The child was transferred to a hospital in Kabul, but the doctors could not save the leg that was amputated below the knee. For the past four years, the child has visited the ICRC’s orthopedic centre in Kabul annually to get a new artificial leg, a service that the international organization has lent to tens of thousands of people over the past 30 years.
According to the ICRC, about 10,000 Afghans are registered annually with the Red Cross to receive help after limb loss and physical rehabilitation.
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