ICRC orthopaedic centre in Kabul, October 2008. A very young mine victim at a patient training station.

The centre, now in its 20th year, fits patients with about 15,000 new limbs a year and provides almost 200,000 physiotherapy sessions. The centre also helps disabled people integrate back into the workplace by providing vocational training and micro-credit loans to those wishing to start their own businesses.

According to the UN mine information network, an average of 62 people are killed or injured by mines each month in Afghanistan.