Afghanistan has been a war-torn country since decades! A living hell for children. Ever since the Americans invaded the country in 2001, things never got back to normal. Bombings, air strike, shootings, explosions have become a part and parcel of the life of all the Afghanis. According to the data, the major victims of this never-ending war are innocent children.
As per the data collected by UNAMA, at least 927 Afghan children were killed in the conflict in the year 2018. As huge as 3179 cases of child casualties were reported in 2017 followed by 3,062 in 2018. Many heart-wrenching videos of kids from the war-affected country have been doing rounds on social media for years now.
But a surprisingly happy video of a little boy from Afghanistan is cheering up the internet lately. The boy named Ahmad, who lost his leg in a landmine got an artificial limb at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Kabul. Ecstatic to be able to stand on his feet again, Ahmad danced happily after the surgery.
A video where Ahmad is seen dancing happily was shared by an Afghani woman on Twitter. “Ahmad, who lost his leg (to) a land mine in Logar, rejoices at his newly acquired artificial limb from @ICRC Orthopedic Center. He signifies (the) irreparable damage inflicted on Afghanistan and the everlasting hope (to) stand (and) march ahead. This war must end to prevent further misery,” read the caption.
Ahmad received artificial limb in @ICRC_af Orthopedic center, he shows his emotion with dance after getting limbs. He come from Logar and lost his leg in a landmine. This is how his life changed and made him smile. pic.twitter.com/Sg7jJbUD2V
— Roya Musawi (@roya_musawi) May 6, 2019
The video went viral within no time with people from all over the world praising the boy for his lively spirit.
You can see the happiness in his eyes as well ❤️
— Ashish Jalan (@aj_mufc7) May 6, 2019
This should teach us not to sweat the little things…
— sandy nash (@writesam) May 6, 2019
What a great guy. Thanks for sharing.
— Nader Alsarras نادر الصراص (@NaderAlsarras) May 6, 2019
Oh my. This is so beautiful to see.
— mothership (@sharon_scrases) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/Jamshedrana_pk/status/1125383981900296192
What a smile!
— Lydie ♀️🌍💚🇪🇺✡✊🏼 (@lydie_ab) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/ARCHIEBUSHEE/status/1125440910550896640
Tha smile ❤️❤️❤️❤️ ma sha Allah ❤️
— Huma. (@mysteriouslywow) May 6, 2019
The video reminds the world of the woeful and tragic condition in Afghanistan where children live under the terror of war. But the energy and spirit of the little boy and his positive outlook towards life and happiness is inspiring people all over the social media. We hope things work in favour of Afghanistan soon and peace prevails.