The recent war in Ethiopia's Tigray region left many disabled veterans without the care they need MEKELE, Ethiopia -- Chandera Weldesenbet is worried about dying before he receives the help he needs.

The 41-year-old veteran of the recent war in Ethiopia's Tigray region has metal shrapnel in his body that is yet to be removed, more than two years after the fighting ended. Unable to get ...

(AP video by Amanuel Gebremedhin Birhane) Chandera Weldesenbet, 41-year-old, left, a wounded former combatant of the recent war, sits outside his home carrying his one-and-a-half-year-old child and ...

sits outside his home carrying his one-and-a-half-year-old child and his wife Rahel Gebrekidan, right, in Quiha, Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane) ...