3 Apr 2021 - 17:44
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A doctor, who has treated thousands of war-wounded people in the surgery ward of Mirwais Hospital in southern Kandahar province, says he no longer wants his compatriots to die in front of his eyes or be discharged with disabilities.
Yearning for peace, Dr. Qudratullah Hakimi has been working as a specialist trainer at the in the surgical ward of the Mirwais Zonal Hospital for the past 15 years. He has saved lives the thousands of the war-wounded people.
He said that peace was the right of every human being and every Afghan citizen aspires for it, because if there was peace, there would be no casualties, but progress, services and
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It was supposed to be a celebratory night of singing, dancing and good food for the hardworking, young farmer Ahmadullah and his four friends as they drove to a wedding in their village in Zheray district of Kandahar. But the merry mood quickly turned tragic when their car was involved in a bomb explosion, killing one friend and injuring the others.
The scene is still hazy in Ahmadullah s memory, but the physical and emotional pain are sharp. Lying in bed at Mirwais Regional Hospital, Kandahar, after a surgery of the abdomen, the 23-year-old cries out feebly, When will we be safe? When will the violence stop? His anguish is echoed by 11-year-old Zainuddin, who lies on a bed close to Ahmadullah, recovering from wounds caused by a landmine explosion in Musa Qala district of Helmand. One of Zainuddin s brothers was killed in the explosion and another brother lost a limb.