Lashkar Gah Afghanistan Emergency Surgical Center Sees Increase in IED Injuries

LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN - July 31: Ten-year-old Shamsullah waits for nurses to change his wound dressings at Emergency Surgical Center for Civilian War Victims in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 31, 2014. Shamsullah's legs were amputated after he stepped on an improvised explosive device while walking to school in Sangin district three months ago. He said he loves school and hopes to become a doctor someday so that he can help Afghan amputees like him. A surge in violence, including IEDs, has brought many more patients to the hospital requiring amputation of limbs. (Photo by Holly Pickett/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)