Afghan boy breaks into joyful dance after getting prosthetic leg

A screengrab of the video shows the Afghan boy's joyful dance which is warming hearts online

A video of a joyful little boy dancing his heart out at a hospital in Afghanistan has taken the internet by storm. The dancing video of the little boy dancing joyfully has gone viral on social media, with people praising his spirit and courage.

Twitter user Roya Musawi shared the video and captioned it: Ahmad received artificial limb at Orthopedic center, he shows his emotion with dance after getting limbs. He comes from Logar and lost his leg in a landmine. This is how his life changed and made him smile.

The little boy, who was identified as Ahmad, is seen celebrating after being fitted with a new prosthetic leg. As soon as he received his prosthetic leg, the little boy broke out into a joyful dance and this heartwarming video is winning him hearts all over the internet. The small child is one of the many victims of landmine explosions in the war-torn region of Afghanistan.

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In the viral video, the boy is seen dressed in a traditional cobalt blue Payraan and was recorded dancing at an International Red Cross orthopaedic centre in Afghanistan. Soon after the boy received a prosthetic leg, he broke into a dance and brought a smile on everyone present at the hospital. The boy reportedly lost his right limb in a landmine explosion in the Logar region of Afghanistan.

A screengrab of the video shows Ahmad dancing his heart out after receiving his prosthetic leg

Soon after sharing the joyous video of the boy dancing, the tweet went viral with people taking to the social networking site to say that they were touched by the little boy's sheer innocence and pure joy upon receiving his prosthetic leg. Netizens even compared his simplicity and innocence to the resilience of the country and its people.

Here's how netizens reacted to the heartwarming dance by Ahmad:

Did Ahmad manage to melt your heart with his joyful dance and sheer innocence?

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