“pleasehear.iknoerialytheyhouseandfeedafghanchildrenr.ands.caldheyh

“andorderhiokneel”

“no,”ibreathed.

“iyoutogotokabuliyoutsohrabhere,”hesaid.

butalliuldnageowhisper“no.no.no”overandain.

istruggledtofindtherightetodealhthefactthathassanwasdead.

“entsbefore,likeheirjan,isuonedyouherebecauseiedtoseeyoubeforeidie,butthatsnotall.”

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“no.”

ikeptthinkingofthatdayin1974,inthehospitalroojustafterhassansharelipsurgery.baba,rahihan,ali,andihadhuddledaroundhassansbed,exanehisneirror.noe.

“andshothinthebackofthehead.”

“shothertoo.selfdefeheyclaidlater”

“thetalibaothehouse,”rahihansaid.“thepretexturdersissedasacaseofselfdefense.noonesaidaostofithetaliban,ithink.butnooneoriskanythingforapairofhazaraservants.”

thehingelse:andressedinaherringbopressingthezzleofhiskalashnikovtothebayfathershouse.hassanslustotheasphalt,hislifeofuedloyaltydriftingfroiiketheesheusedtochase.

“farzanacasgandattackedthe

afaly.apairoftaliboffioflyingheeeventhoughnyoftheneighbors,inilyoutofthehousebysundoyneighborsaidthetalibsovingintosupposedlykeepitsafeuntiliretu.hassanprotestedagain.sotheytookhiothestreet”

“no.god,no.”

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isaidnothing.ithinkialreadykneheosay.