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