In Afghanistan, millions are disabled by war but receive little assistance

From The New Republic:Mazar-e-Sharif, AFGHANISTAN — The petitioners arrive at dawn and climb the dirt path in silence. Men with arms missing. Veiled women with artificial limbs. Children with faces drawn and prematurely old solemnly leading blind relatives by the hand. Their grim procession staggers toward the provincial office of the Ministry of the Disabled and Martyrs to solicit an annual