Afghanistan: Record number of disabled Afghans seek assistance in ICRC’s 30th year

A record number of disabled Afghans - more than 12,000 people - sought assistance for the first time in 2018 at physical rehabilitation centres run by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) across Afghanistan.

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For further information, please contact:
Robin WAUDO, ICRC Kabul, +93 729 140 510
Sanela BAJRAMBASIC, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 217 32 17
Graziella LEITI PICCOLI, ICRC Bangkok, +66 81 950 12 70

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