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This 5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Dances With Joy After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg And Its Heartwarming
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This 5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Dances With Joy After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg And Its Heartwarming

This 5-Year-Old That Has Been Injured In War Is Dancing Gleefully After Getting A Prosthetic Leg5 Y.O. Afghan Boy Dances Gleefully After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Who Was Injured During A War Starts To Dance After Getting A Prosthetic Limb5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Gets A Prosthetic Leg And Dances In CelebrationVideo Of Afghan Boy Dancing After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg Is Going ViralThis 5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Dances With Joy After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg And Its HeartwarmingThis 5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Dances With Joy After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg And Its HeartwarmingThis 5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Dances With Joy After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg And Its HeartwarmingThis 5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Dances With Joy After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg And Its HeartwarmingThis 5-Year-Old Afghan Boy Dances With Joy After Getting A New Prosthetic Leg And Its Heartwarming
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Most of us are aware of the sad reality that has been going on in Afghanistan for a while now. Without going into further details, the saddest part of the ongoing war is hurting civilians and especially their children who have no control over their lives at this point in time and are faced with uncertainty every day. It is estimated that more than a million people in Afghanistan are suffering from some form of disability – many of them through injuries from the war. Recently, one video of an Afghan boy dancing went viral for a heartwarming yet – heart-wrenching – reason. If you want to make at least a small change in the lives of people in Afghanistan, you can look up the Danish Demining group who are focusing on landmine clearance and education and are also helping the kids affected by landmines to get proper medical care.

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Recently, one video of an Afghan boy dancing with a prosthetic leg went viral

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When the boy – Ahmad Rahman – was just eight months old, he and his sister, Salima, were injured in their village in Logar province when a fight broke out between Afghan government forces and the Taliban. During the fight, Ahmad was shot in the leg and consequently, it had to be amputated while Salima suffered bullet wounds to her kidney and legs. Unfortunately, this heartbreaking story is just one of the many there as the fighting in Logar province, south of Kabul, where the boy is living with his parents is frequent.

He was injured in the leg when a fight broke out in his hometown and it had to be amputated

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Ahmad received his first artificial leg when he was one and soon learned how to dance. As the boy grew, he needed a new one almost every year and is now walking on his fourth prosthetic leg. A video that has been shared to Twitter shows the 5-year-old Ahmad dancing to music blasting on the phone in a Kabul hospital on Monday. The boy’s face lit up with pure joy and an ecstatic smile which made people all over the world reach for their tissues.

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The video was filmed by a physiotherapist, Mulkara Rahimi, at the International Committee of the Red Cross orthopedic clinic in Kabul

For many, the video was a learning moment to start really appreciating our lives

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Neringa Utaraitė

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Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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Neringa Utaraitė

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Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well that warmed my cold heart for a moment, so happy for the little guy, he should not have to be dealing with this stuff anyway. Best of luck to him.

Natasha Forchione
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The joy and happiness he has is so beautiful and contagious. God bless him always!

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HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well that warmed my cold heart for a moment, so happy for the little guy, he should not have to be dealing with this stuff anyway. Best of luck to him.

Natasha Forchione
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The joy and happiness he has is so beautiful and contagious. God bless him always!

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