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Afghanistan-unrest-Italy-hospital,FOCUS, by Lynne O'Donnell Afghan men receive treatment at the Italian aid organization Emergency hospital in Panshir Valley, 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Kabul on April 17, 2010. Smudged thumb prints and scrawled signatures on a hastily-prepared petition are a sign of hope for Michaela Franz, whose colleagues are accused of plotting to kill an Afghan official. More than 12,500 signatures of support have been gathered in the rugged Panshir Valley, 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Kabul, where Franz is medical coordinator of a 100-bed hospital for the Italian medical charity Emergency. The hospital is one of three in Afghanistan, along with 28 clinics and an orphanage, run by Emergency, which says it has treated 2.5 million people in the country in the past decade. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP via Getty Images)