Hakim watched the American General writher around in a mask of pain. He looked away; he could not bear to watch this torment. Hakim knew he was not cut out to be a part of this merciless gang that everyone called the Taliban. But Hakim knew that the Taliban were not murderers. He was certain that what they did was only for the good of the people. They had never harmed anyone before. But all that changed with the humiliating and public death of the leader of the gang, his father.
Hakim could not forgive the monsters that were the American Military that sought after his father’s blood since he became aware of the world. He could not suppress the anger, which threatened to become volatile, as he though back to the destruction that the American’s caused in his peaceful country of Afghanistan.
The general’s shriek brought Hakim out of his trance. He glanced down and noticed that the General’s empty gun was probing into his now gushing wound. But Hakim couldn’t find it in himself to care as the images of his father’s humiliating and public death were still fresh in his mind. But it was not the death itself that made Hakim’s blood boil. It was the fact that his father’s death had sparked celebration among the American people. It was this news that made Hakim vindictive. How dare they celebrate the death of someone so noble?
Hakim faced the General again. He was to make sure that the General did not die. That was his job. The General would just suffer in pain but he would not die. But Hakim could not find it in himself to care. Family meant everything to him and he could not forgive those that hurt his family. Nothing would change his mind about this.
Then he saw something protruding the General’s pocket that made him question the truth...
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...re answers out of the General. That’s why they kept him alive. Hakim picked up his gun and faced the General. The General opened his eyes and he knew the expression that filled them. Gratitude.
As Hakim lined up his gun the door opened.
AMERICAN GENERAL FOUND DEAD
The American General that went missing was found to be dead in a pool of his own blood in the outskirts of Afghanistan in a warehouse. He was found to have a bullet wound to his head and looked to have been tortured by the Taliban as his body was covered in stab wounds and cuts on his body.
There was also found to be another body next to him. A local Afghani boy aged around 16 was also dead with multiple bullets in his body. It is not yet known who he is or how he is related to the death of the General.
The general has paid tribute to the General’s family. A date for the funeral has not been decided.
The cover of this autobiography is stunning and interesting. The lay-out of this non-fiction is put together nicely and they play a significant role in displaying this novel. The pictures in the book bring the whole piece to perfection; they give a visual to what the author is writing. They are appealing to the text and fascinating to look at. This book includes a table of contents, an introduction, a conclusion, a timeline of events in Pakistan and Swat, a glossary, and acknowledgments.
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with those of his comrades. Folman is forced to face a memory he has long since forgotten and blocked
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to at all times remain peaceful in your expressions of concern regarding his death at the hands of the
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