War veterans in Afghanistan

Afghan soldier Abdul Raqim (R) lying on a hospital bed in the largest military hospital in the country, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, 24 July 2017. Raqim was wounded two years ago in Kundus, in northern Afghanistan, during a firefight with the radical islamist Taliban. The German Federal Armed Forces were stationed in Kundus until 2013. He had to have his two legs amputated. A further piece of shrapnel has been found in his hip. On the left can be seen the director of orthopedics in Afghanistan's largest military hospital, Aschraf Wali Achmadsai. Photo: Christine-Felice Röhrs/dpa (Photo by Christine-Felice Röhrs/picture alliance via Getty Images)