“no.god,no.”

“no.”

istruggledtofindtherightetodealhthefactthathassanwasdead.

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

butalliuldnageowhisper“no.no.no”overandain.

isaidnothing.ithinkialreadykneheosay.

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

thehingelse:andressedinaherringbopressingthezzleofhiskalashnikovtothebayfathershouse.hassanslustotheasphalt,hislifeofuedloyaltydriftingfroiiketheesheusedtochase.

“pleasehear.iknoerialytheyhouseandfeedafghanchildrenr.ands.caldheyh

“farzanacasgandattackedthe

本章已阅读完毕(请击下一章继续阅读!)

afaly.apairoftaliboffioflyingheeeventhoughnyoftheneighbors,inilyoutofthehousebysundoyneighborsaidthetalibsovingintosupposedlykeepitsafeuntiliretu.hassanprotestedagain.sotheytookhiothestreet”

“andorderhiokneel”

...

“entsbefore,likeheirjan,isuonedyouherebecauseiedtoseeyoubeforeidie,butthatsnotall.”

“no,”ibreathed.

“shothertoo.selfdefeheyclaidlater”

“iyoutogotokabuliyoutsohrabhere,”hesaid.

“andshothinthebackofthehead.”