1.5 mln Afghans live with serious disabilities, many victims of conflict: UN

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-12-03
KABUL, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 1.5 million people in Afghanistan are living with significant disabilities, the majority caused by decades of conflicts, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday. In a statement posted on its official X account, the UNAMA highlighted that children bear a disproportionately heavy burden of these disabilities. Afghanistan remains one of the world's most mine-contamin......
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