Five-year-old Afghan boy's reaction to getting a new leg goes viral

The viral video shows five-year-old Ahmad Sayed Rahman dancing joyously after being fitted with a new prosthetic leg.

Ahmad lost his right leg when he was hit by a bullet in the crossfire of a battle.

Ahmad lost his right leg when he was hit by a bullet in the crossfire of a battle. Source: AFP

With his hands in the air and an infectious grin spreading from ear to ear, a young Afghan boy whirls around a Kabul hospital room on his new prosthetic leg.

The boy, five-year-old Ahmad Sayed Rahman, has captured hearts in Afghanistan after a short video of him effortlessly dancing on his new limb was posted this week on Twitter.

More in English via SBS News.


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