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Disabled Afghan Boy Crawls 1.5 Km to School

This is eight-year-old Abdullah from Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province.
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Abdullah has both his legs paralyzed, but driven by his desire to study, this incredible little man crawls to school, traveling as far as 1.5 kilometers regularly. The boy dreams of becoming a doctor or an engineer.
Learn more about him in our video.
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