When Pavana was a child, Afghanistan was peaceful, children went to school, girls could go to college, and all the empires were free from intrusion, at least for a while.
But the good times didn't last long, and the society was in constant turmoil, first a coup, then an enemy invasion, and then a civil war.
Pavana's father was originally a teacher, but not only did he lame a leg, but he was reduced to selling on the street.
Some people in troubled times expect some people to restore social order, so there is the Taliban, but at a heavy price.
Pavana's father was deliberately sent to prison by his student Idris. Idris was originally a good student, but after joining the Taliban, he became savage and violent.
And the Taliban stipulates that women are not allowed to go out alone and must be accompanied by men.
Parvana's mother was beaten when she went out alone in a burqa to the prison to find Parvana's father.
There was no food at home and women couldn't buy anything, so Parvana had to cut her hair short and wear clothes left by her brother. Later, when I went out to buy things, I met Xiao Xia, a former classmate from school. She also disguised herself as a man, and changed a man's name to Telihua. She also persuaded Parona to change his name to a man. Later, Parona followed Shoshiya's suggestion and changed her name to Addis, which means fire.
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