AFGHAN VILLAGERS WAIT TO BE TREATED AT FRENCH FORCES CLINIC IN NORTH OF KABUL, 2002-10-16 (photo)

A young Afghan villager sits on his mother as they wait to be treated at a small rural clinic organised by French forces, in the Shomali Plain, north of Kabul October 16, 2002. France has sent hundreds of peacekeepers to contribute to International Security Assistance Force in the war-shattered Afghanistan. The troops regularly offer free medical care to villagers in rural areas North of Kabul. After more than 23 years of occupation and civil war, many Afghans face severe poverty and poor health due to malnutrition and diseases. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM