国际英语资讯:Feature: Orthopedic center in Afghanistan helps war victims find feet again
<p><span word="LASHKAR">LASHKAR</span> <span word="GAH">GAH</span>, <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-- <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="maimed">maimed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> (<span word="ICRC">ICRC</span>) <span word="orthopedic">orthopedic</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lashkar">Lashkar</span> <span word="Gah">Gah</span>.</p><p><span word="Lashkar">Lashkar</span> <span word="Gah">Gah</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="Helmand">Helmand</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICRC">ICRC</span> <span word="orthopedic">orthopedic</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosthetics">prosthetics</span>.</p><p><span word="Shahzada">Shahzada</span>, 24, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gereshk">Gereshk</span> <span word="district">district</span> 15 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>.</p><p><span word="Recalling">Recalling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>, <span word="Shahzada">Shahzada</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>' <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gereshk">Gereshk</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="regained">regained</span> <span word="consciousness">consciousness</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p><span word="Shahzada">Shahzada</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Established">Established</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orthopedic">orthopedic</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lashkar">Lashkar</span> <span word="Gah">Gah</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="to">to</span> 908 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6,419 <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> 2017 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6,419 <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maimed">maimed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="limbs">limbs</span> <span word="to">to</span> 908 <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="Esmatullah">Esmatullah</span> <span word="Qazi">Qazi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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