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Afghanistan. Surviving in the mountains.
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Photographs by Ilkka Uimonen.
Leprosy (above) is common in Kohi Birjn and medical help does not reach those falling ill. Afghanistan is the only region in the world where people suffer from untreated leprosy. The people in Kohi Birjn also suffer and die from many easily curable diseases, because no medicine is available.
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