DOCTOR MEASURES SIZE OF AMPUTED LEG OF LANDMINE VICTIM SHAPOOR KHAN IN KABUL, 2003-06-16 (photo)

A doctor measures the size of the amputed leg of a young Afghan victim of a land mine explosion, Shapoor Khan at an orthopeadic centre run by the International Comittee for Red Cross (ICRC) for in Kabul, 16, 2003. Khan, who aspires to be a physician, lost his left leg when he stepped on a landmine while returning from Pakistan, where his family had gone to take refuge from the 2001 war in Afghanistan. Rehman, says though his son puts up a brave face in front of others, he often cries in confines of his house. Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world and the landmines left over from Afghanistan's 23 years of war still claim more than 100 victims a month. REUTERS/Arko Datta PP03060067 AD/