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SILENT VICTIMS OF A FOREVER WAR

  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 29, 2016: At the Emergency hospital Najiba holds her nephew Shabir, age 2, who was injured from a bomb blast which killed his sister in Kabul on March 29, 2016. Najiba had to stay with the children as their mother buried her daughter. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -APRIL 9, 2016: Razia Noorizada Didar ,30, was one of the seriously wounded victims that worked with Tolo for a decade. Razia has a lost sight in her left eye, and has several fractured bones, her face is scarred from burns and shrapnel. She says her life is shattered and she wants to leave Afghanistan. The employees had finished a day’s work at Tolo TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest entertainment channels, when they boarded a company bus in Kabul that was rammed by a car driven by a Taliban suicide bomber. Seven people were killed and at least 25 wounded in the attack.Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 26, 2015: Kharim Ahmad,22, suffered shrapnel wounds on his face and the loss of a leg from fighting in Sangin. He was being treated at the Emergency hospital in Lashkar Gah on March 25. As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. They stated that patients are coming from much further distances now especially since the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz last year which cared for many in the region. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 27, 2015: Patients that have chest injuries strengthen their lung capacity with water bottles in the physical therapy room at the Emergency hospital. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -APRIL 3, 2016: Kabir age 5, from Faryab lays in bed at the Emergency hospital in Kabul on April 3, 2016. He is a victim of a rocket attack, lost both of his legs along with his sister and brother who were also killed. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -APRIL 6, 2016: Madina, age 12, lost her arm, when a rocket hit her home in Paktia Kabul on April 6, 2016. She is recovering from an operation from complications with her pancreas at the Emergency hospital. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
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  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 12, 2016: Abdul Kabir kisses his son Noor Ahmad, 8, who is unconscious with a severe brain injury from an improvised explosive device (shell injury) from Mazar-E-Sharif Kabul on March 12, 2016. His father was also injured but recovered.As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. They stated that patients are coming from much further distances now especially since the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz last year which cared for many in the region. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -March 8, 2016: Payenda Khan gets treated for a mine injury to his face at the Emergency hospital Kabul on March 8, 2016. Payenda was farming at his home in Gardez when he dug up a mine, the injuries to his face were so severe that he needed a complete facial reconstruction. As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. They stated that patients are coming from much further distances now especially since the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz last year which cared for many in the region. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -APRIL 6, 2016: A the Emergency hospital multiple patients are treated in the OPD emergency area after a bomb blast in Ghorband ( near Parwan) killed 6 and injured dozens in Kabul on April 6, 2016. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 21, 2016: Karima Mehrabi, a pediatric nurse cares for an infant in the women and children's ward at the Emergency hospital in Kabul on March 21, 2016. As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. They stated that patients are coming from much further distances now especially since the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz last year which cared for many in the region. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 26, 2015: A bloody hand is seen in the operation room at the Emergency hospital. As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • LASHKAH GAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 26, 2015: A policeman with a gunshot wound to his face from fighting in Sangin arrives at the emergency room at the Emergency hospital in Lashkah Gar, Helmand.As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. They stated that patients are coming from much further distances now especially since the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz last year which cared for many in the region. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 21, 2016: Azim, 25, a a quadriplegic who suffered bullet wounds to his face gets shifted to his side by medical staff at the Emergency hospital in Kabul on March 21, 2016. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 21, 2016: Azim, 25, a a quadriplegic who suffered bullet wounds to his face and shoulder gets visited by his wife Shokoria for the first time at the Emergency hospital in Kabul on March 21, 2016. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 29, 2016: At the Emergency hospital a Pashtun boy waits for an X-ray on his leg from a mine injury in Kabul on March 29, 2016. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 21, 2016: Kabul on February 28, 2016. In the emergency room a boy over at another patient getting treatment at the Emergency hospital in Kabul. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 22, 2016: Khuja Fareed, 24, a quadriplegic enjoys some time with his niece Roksar, 3 and a half years, at his home in Kabul on March 22, 2016. He is now a quadrapalegic injured while delivering supplies to a military base truck driver for the US military until he was shot in the neck during fighting between the Taliban and the US military. With no financial help from the US military or the Afghan government Khuja depends on his family to care for him.Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 26, 2015: Sayed Malik, 25, a double amputee gets surgery at the Emergency hospital, he lost his legs while demining, as a ANA soldier in Sangin. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 28, 2016: Khair Mohammed, 35, a paraplegic lays in bed outside his ward as friends and relatives visit him at the emergency hospital as his daughter Madina ,6, looks sadly at her father in Kabul on March 28, 2016. Khair just escaped death after taking 3 bullets to his abdomen and skull. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 26, 2015: Ahah Kahn, 19, barely is able to walk after a serious brain injury caused by an IED. Atah was a sheep herder from Helmand who was at the hospital for a month recovering his strength. As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. They stated that patients are coming from much further distances now especially since the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz last year which cared for many in the region. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -APRIL 9, 2016: Abdul Hussain Ayoobi, is seen at home with his son Ali Akbar, 3, who is trying to understand why his father hurts so much all the time. Abdul, a carpenter was one of the seriously wounded victims for Tolo TV. The employees had finished a day’s work at Tolo TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest entertainment channels, when they boarded a company bus in Kabul that was rammed by a car driven by a Taliban suicide bomber. Seven people were killed and at least 25 wounded in the attack.Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -APRIL 2, 2016: Abdul Ahad, a double amputee from a mine explosion in Ghazni rests after a day of walking on his new prosthetics. At the ICRC Orthopedic center disabled ANA military patients get their new prosthetic aligned by a orthopedic therapist. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 26, 2016: At the ICRC Orthopedic center Mohammad Saber,25, who lost his legs from a bomb blast rests after practicing walking on his new prosthetics Kabul on March 26, 2016. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -APRIL 2, 2016: At the ICRC Orthopedic center handicapped patients practice walking on their prosthetics. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 20, 2016: Ibrahim, a mine victim begs on the street during the Afghan New Year festival hoping that many would have sympathy in Kabul on March 20, 2016. Many handicapped who are unemployed become beggars. Afghan civilians are at greater risk today than at any time since Taliban rule. According to UN statistics, in the first half of 2016 at least 1,600 people had died, and more than 3,500 people were injured, a 4 per cent increase in overall civilian causalities compared to the same period last year. The upsurge in violence has had devastating consequences for civilians, with suicide bombings and targeted attacks by the Taliban and other insurgents causing 70 percent of all civilian casualties.
  • LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN -MARCH 26, 2015: Kharim Ahmad,22, suffered shrapnel wounds on his face and the loss of a leg from fighting in Sangin. He was being treated at the Emergency hospital in Lashkar Gah on March 25. As of April, 2016 the Emergency hospital stated that in the first quarter their patient numbers were up more than 30% from last year. They stated that patients are coming from much further distances now especially since the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz last year which cared for many in the region. Every year the UN comes out with their report documenting the unfortunate carnage from America’s longest and most costly war in history. Along with the price tag estimated in the hundreds of billions, the human toll from a 2015 UN Assistance Mission To Afghanistan (UNAMA) report stated the number of Afghan civilians killed and wounded surpassed 11,000. which was the deadliest on record for civilians in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion more than 14 years ago.
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