Since April 2002, the ICRC regularly visits the prison of Shibergan in northern Afghanistan. The document is a good illustration of ICRC detention activities in general.
Rehabilitating people who have lost an arm or a leg with a prosthetic device does not always suffice. How can we prevent those people to turn to mendicity and help them start a new life ? This is the challenge of Alberto Cairo, head of ICRC orthopedic centres in Afghanistan.