【】apakistaniiionalairlinesflight,edairliheinaland,soon,yheadagainsttheed,invain,forsleep.

fifteen

threehoursafterflightlandedinpeshaokefilledtaxi,drovenins,alluouth:

terribleshavetohelpsliso...”

itunedhiut,sode.ireeredpeshathefeonthsbabaandihadspenttherein1981.entanditslavish,highes.thebustleoftheorepshades,dstalls.theuchblehestencharbage,andfeces.

alittlepasttheredbriareverypoor.”hetskedhistongueandsighed.“anytingclosenow.”

ithoughtaboutthelasttiihadseenrahihan,in1981.hehadetosaygoodbyethenightbabaandihadfledkabul.ireerbabaandhiraetis,babaetherekhanhadbeenshortlyafterbabasdeath.theesandlosttheion.

thedriverpulleduptoanarroylo,laundryhallypalknocked.

then,athingdeofskinandbonespretendingtoberahihahedoor.

a”saying.nothinguldrerreyreunionkhan.

ovarsatintheoppositeer.ipouredusteafrot.

“hoe”iasked.

“itsnotdiffieriapoftheu.s.,andationforcitiesinnorthecalifoia,”hesaid.“itsan.”

isledanddroppedthreesugararriedfifteenyearsago.”thetruthadehietful,negligent.

“youarerriedto”

“heaissorayataheri.”ithoughtofherbackho,e.ialone.

“taheri...erisshe”

itoldhihiseyesbrightened.“oh,yes,ireeoarriedtosharifjanssistere...”

“jalajan.”

“balay”hesaid,sling.“ikneeago,beforehevedtoarica.”

“hesbeenheinsforyears,handlesalotofafghancases.”

“haiiii,”hesighed.“doyouandsorayajanhavechildren”

“nay.”

“oh.”heslurpedhisteaanddidntaskre;rahihanhadalostinsti.

itoldhilotaboutbaba,hisjob,theflearket,andhoaboutsybooksfourpublishedoihade,buthedidhenotebook.

theioablytuedtothetaliban.

“isitasbadasihear”isaid.

“nay,itsan.”hepoioasin1998.kabulagainstzarisharif,ithink,andbytheao,heeandstrutheforeheadkhanrubbedthese,apologizingtothatsonofadog.”

ipouredhioretea.rahihantalkedsore.chofitiknewalready,

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