Ehsamullah, 30, left, who lost his leg after being shot with an AK-47 and Hassibullah, 30, right, who lost his after stepping on a mine, practice walking with their prosthetic limbs at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) orthopedic center on Nov. 20 in Kabul.

Afghan National Army commando, Khairuddin Sultan, 21, is helped up by his friend Ala Mohamed who joined the army with him 18 months ago, as an orthopedic specialist molds a cast for his prosthetic legs on Nov. 19. Khairuddin, a double amputee, lost his legs when an IED exploded during a joint operation against the Taliban with U.S. special forces. The IED exploded while he was using a mine detector, sending shrapnel into his outstretched hand and blowing up his legs.

Bismillah Gul, 12, suffering from poliomyelitis, is helped by his father Masta Gul, after having traveled from Khost province to get treatment on Nov. 19 in Kabul.

Khairullah, 10, watches as his brother Zainullah, 18, has a mold cast for a prosthetic arm on Nov. 20 in Kabul. Zainullah, a brick worker, lost his hand six months ago, shaping a brick from mud that contained a mine.

An orthopedic technician works on a prosthetic arm on Nov. 20 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

An orthopedic specialist checks the mobility of new prosthetic limbs being fitted on a patient on Nov. 20 in Kabul.

An orthopedic specialist fits a new prosthetic limb onto a patient on Nov. 20 in Kabul.

An orthopedic technician walks past prosthetic limbs being stored for patients on Nov. 20 in Kabul, Afghanistan.