Father kissed Ali and Maryam, went to the bathroom to wash the dust off his feet, face and hands, then stretched out on a toshak for a rest.
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
there was nobody else in the family who could do it.
Sometimes this made her resentful.
All of the
furniture she remembered from their other houses
had been destroyed by bombs or stolen by looters. All
they had now was a tall wooden cupboard, which had
been in the room when they rented it.
At the end of the room was the lavatory. It was a very
small room with a platform toilet—not the modern
Western toilet they used to have! The little propane
cookstove was kept in there because a tiny vent, high
in the wall, kept fresh air coming into the room.
The family ate Afghan-style, sitting around a plastic
cloth spread out on the floor. Food cheered everyone
up, and the family lingered after the meal was over.
Seeing her mother on the ground finally propelled
Parvana into action. When the soldiers dragged her
father outside, she flung her arms around his waist.
Father kissed Ali and Maryam, went to the bathroom to wash the dust off his feet, face and hands, then stretched out on a toshak for a rest.
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
there was nobody else in the family who could do it.
Sometimes this made her resentful.
All of the
furniture she remembered from their other houses
had been destroyed by bombs or stolen by looters. All
they had now was a tall wooden cupboard, which had
been in the room when they rented it.
At the end of the room was the lavatory. It was a very
small room with a platform toilet—not the modern
Western toilet they used to have! The little propane
cookstove was kept in there because a tiny vent, high
in the wall, kept fresh air coming into the room.
The family ate Afghan-style, sitting around a plastic
cloth spread out on the floor. Food cheered everyone
up, and the family lingered after the meal was over.
Seeing her mother on the ground finally propelled
Parvana into action. When the soldiers dragged her
father outside, she flung her arms around his waist.
Father kissed Ali and Maryam, went to the bathroom to wash the dust off his feet, face and hands, then stretched out on a toshak for a rest.
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
there was nobody else in the family who could do it.
Sometimes this made her resentful.
All of the
furniture she remembered from their other houses
had been destroyed by bombs or stolen by looters. All
they had now was a tall wooden cupboard, which had
been in the room when they rented it.
At the end of the room was the lavatory. It was a very
small room with a platform toilet—not the modern
Western toilet they used to have! The little propane
cookstove was kept in there because a tiny vent, high
in the wall, kept fresh air coming into the room.
The family ate Afghan-style, sitting around a plastic
cloth spread out on the floor. Food cheered everyone
up, and the family lingered after the meal was over.
Seeing her mother on the ground finally propelled
Parvana into action. When the soldiers dragged her
father outside, she flung her arms around his waist.
Father kissed Ali and Maryam, went to the bathroom to wash the dust off his feet, face and hands, then stretched out on a toshak for a rest.
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
there was nobody else in the family who could do it.
Sometimes this made her resentful.
All of the
furniture she remembered from their other houses
had been destroyed by bombs or stolen by looters. All
they had now was a tall wooden cupboard, which had
been in the room when they rented it.
At the end of the room was the lavatory. It was a very
small room with a platform toilet—not the modern
Western toilet they used to have! The little propane
cookstove was kept in there because a tiny vent, high
in the wall, kept fresh air coming into the room.
The family ate Afghan-style, sitting around a plastic
cloth spread out on the floor. Food cheered everyone
up, and the family lingered after the meal was over.
Seeing her mother on the ground finally propelled
Parvana into action. When the soldiers dragged her
father outside, she flung her arms around his waist.
Father kissed Ali and Maryam, went to the bathroom to wash the dust off his feet, face and hands, then stretched out on a toshak for a rest.
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
there was nobody else in the family who could do it.
Sometimes this made her resentful.
All of the
furniture she remembered from their other houses
had been destroyed by bombs or stolen by looters. All
they had now was a tall wooden cupboard, which had
been in the room when they rented it.
At the end of the room was the lavatory. It was a very
small room with a platform toilet—not the modern
Western toilet they used to have! The little propane
cookstove was kept in there because a tiny vent, high
in the wall, kept fresh air coming into the room.
The family ate Afghan-style, sitting around a plastic
cloth spread out on the floor. Food cheered everyone
up, and the family lingered after the meal was over.
Seeing her mother on the ground finally propelled
Parvana into action. When the soldiers dragged her
father outside, she flung her arms around his waist.
Father kissed Ali and Maryam, went to the bathroom to wash the dust off his feet, face and hands, then stretched out on a toshak for a rest.
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
there was nobody else in the family who could do it.
Sometimes this made her resentful.
All of the
furniture she remembered from their other houses
had been destroyed by bombs or stolen by looters. All
they had now was a tall wooden cupboard, which had
been in the room when they rented it.
At the end of the room was the lavatory. It was a very
small room with a platform toilet—not the modern
Western toilet they used to have! The little propane
cookstove was kept in there because a tiny vent, high
in the wall, kept fresh air coming into the room.
The family ate Afghan-style, sitting around a plastic
cloth spread out on the floor. Food cheered everyone
up, and the family lingered after the meal was over.
Seeing her mother on the ground finally propelled
Parvana into action. When the soldiers dragged her
father outside, she flung her arms around his waist.
Father kissed Ali and Maryam, went to the bathroom to wash the dust off his feet, face and hands, then stretched out on a toshak for a rest.
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
there was nobody else in the family who could do it.
Sometimes this made her resentful.
All of the
furniture she remembered from their other houses
had been destroyed by bombs or stolen by looters. All
they had now was a tall wooden cupboard, which had
been in the room when they rented it.
At the end of the room was the lavatory. It was a very
small room with a platform toilet—not the modern
Western toilet they used to have! The little propane
cookstove was kept in there because a tiny vent, high
in the wall, kept fresh air coming into the room.
The family ate Afghan-style, sitting around a plastic
cloth spread out on the floor. Food cheered everyone
up, and the family lingered after the meal was over.
Seeing her mother on the ground finally propelled
Parvana into action. When the soldiers dragged her
father outside, she flung her arms around his waist.