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Akrami, Mary, 133–34
Ali (Mohammad Ali)
appearance of, 77, 113
army service of, 29–30, 33–34, 78, 129–30, 149–52, 153
desertion, 150–51, 317n
arrest of, 157–60, 164–67, 172
release from jail, 177, 178, 179
asylum/refugee options, 106, 232–33, 329n
American embassy assistance, 106, 113, 119, 130–31, 134, 180–83, 196–97
Iran, 109, 140, 186, 197
Pakistan, 140–41, 197–98, 228
Rwanda plan, 111–12, 113–14, 119–20, 130–32, 134
Tajikistan fiasco, 220–21, 223–25, 227–28
author’s meetings with, 77–79, 97–101, 108, 112–16, 129–31, 141, 197, 201–2, 218, 239–42
Bamiyan shelter escape of Zakia, 6–8, 10–14
bound for Tajikistan, 212–18
budding love story, 11–13, 27–30, 33–41
celebrity status of, 169–70, 175–77, 179, 199
childhood of, 22–23
criminal charges against, 106–7, 111, 114, 131, 134, 140, 142–43, 147, 165–68, 170–75
criminal charges dropped against, 177–80, 207, 211–12
desire to purchase house, 152–53
family background of, 22, 23
financial assistance to, 101–2, 106–8, 111, 114–15, 119–20, 142–43, 185–86, 210–11, 217, 245–46
in hiding, 17–18, 25, 85–86, 87, 91, 92–104, 108–9, 139–41, 190–91
Haji and Zahra’s home, 93–95, 97–101, 189–90
holding hands with Zakia, 12–13, 16
initial friendship with Zakia, 27
in Kabul, 109–21, 123–24, 128–29, 139–40, 148–54, 193–208, 210–11, 231–32
kindness of strangers to, 69–70, 105–9, 114–15
lack of surname, 112
map of escape paths, xiv–xv
March-April 2014, 13–18, 67–68, 83, 85–86, 87, 92–104
June 2014, 177–79, 185–91
July-September 2014, 185–91, 193–94
September-October 2014, 226–28
marriage proposal to Zakia, 29, 34–35, 42–44
neka, 14–16, 170, 173–74, 177–78, 241
New York Times and, 2–3, 69–70, 80–83, 95–102, 104, 105–6, 108, 179
passport and visa issues, 111–12, 119–20, 193–94, 197–99
phone conversations with Zakia, 35–37, 45, 79
plans to leave Afghanistan, 191, 193–94, 196–200, 206, 208
Rastagar’s negotiated settlement, 143–48, 153–54
secret courtship and engagement, 35–41, 51–52
in Surkh Dar, 186, 187–89, 191, 233–46, 249–52
in Tajikistan, 220–26
deportation, 226–27
entry, 220–21
Taliban occupation and, 22–23
Ali Ahmad, 23
Allauddin Crossroads, 162–63
Allen, John R., 279, 340n, 341n
Al-Qaeda, 22, 265
Alti Gumbad, 288
Amanullah Khan, 126, 128, 256
American Institute of Afghanistan Studies, 127
Amin, Hafizullah, 191–93
Amin, Mohammad, 288–95, 298–301
Amin, Sherzai, 253–55, 258
Amina, 65–66, 96, 155, 320–21n
Aminullah, 246, 248
Ancient Rome, honor killings in, 127
Anwar (Mohammad Anwar)
Ali and Zakia in hiding, 87, 91, 92, 95–100
debts of, 2, 50, 177–78, 188, 191, 206–7
on family and wife Chaman, 203–6
formally asking Zakia’s father for hand of, 42–44, 51–53
initial meeting with Zakia, 49–51, 52–53
in Kabul, 151–53, 193–94, 200–208, 210–11, 231–32
neka of Ali and Zakia, 14–16, 87, 175, 177–78
police pursuit of Ali and Zakia, 16, 18
on the run, 161–64, 214–15, 217–18, 220–26
in Surkh Dar, 18–19, 49–53, 233–46, 249–52
Arbakai, 280, 288
Ariana Afghan Airlines, 256
Arman FM Radio, 32
Article 398, 90, 322n
Army. See Afghan National Army
Atifi, Uranus, 65–66
Atmar, Noor Zia, 262, 282
Azhdar village, 17–18, 87, 91
Baad, 82, 127, 192, 246, 248, 263–64, 305
Baadal, 192, 205, 263–64
Badakhshan Province, 39, 212–13
Badam Bagh Prison, 32–33, 132, 268, 317n, 337–38n
Bagram Air Base, 149–52, 153
Bahar, Malek o’Shoara, 38–39
Balkh University, 59
Baloch, Babar, 332n
Bamiyan airfield, xvii, 4, 72, 95, 234
Bamiyan Buddhas, 4–5, 8, 326n
Bamiyan police, 66, 67
Khadija arrest, 44
pursuit of Ali and Zakia, 16–18, 54, 80, 87, 98, 99, 102, 103, 129, 157
Safoora case, 74
Zakia’s courtroom melee, 62, 63–64
Zakia’s escape from shelter, 85–86, 135
Bamiyan Province Primary Court, 58–64, 324n
Bamiyan River, 18–19
Bamiyan Valley, 3, 21, 23
Bamiyan Women’s Shelter, 8–9, 54–56, 62–65, 86
Zakia’s escape from, 1–2, 7, 8–14, 67–68, 70, 135
Bamiyan Department of Women’s Rights (DoWA), 71
Bamiyan Independent Human Rights Commission, 71
Band-e-Amir, 18, 92
Barfield, Thomas, 127–28
Bayaz, Jamila, 165–66, 280–82, 341n
Behishti, Wahidi, 306–7
Bibi, Lal, 81–82, 154, 270
Bibi Aisha, 96–97, 118, 154, 182, 270–71
Bigamy, 73, 80, 87–88, 91, 166–67
Birth dates, 41, 199, 291
Birthrate in Afghanistan, 243, 284, 333n
Bismillah, 152, 233
Ali and Zakia in hiding, 86, 95– 96, 97–98, 109, 110, 190–91
imploring Ali and Zakia to leave Afghanistan, 241, 242
marriage of, 50, 205
Zakia’s daughter Ruqia and, 236
Zakia’s role in household, 242–43
Blue Flame (restaurant), 176
“B Movie” (song), 125
Booker, Cory, 182–83
Boston University, 127
Boteach, Shmuley, 2, 80–81, 155, 195–96
American government and, 131–32, 180, 181, 182–83, 278
Fatima and, 70, 81, 116
Africa exile, 130, 134–37
interest in Ali and Zakia, 69–70, 80–81, 86–87, 196
Rwanda rescue plan for Ali and Zakia, 111–12, 113–14, 119–20, 130–32, 134, 239
wealthy benefactor of, 136–37
Breshna, 270, 278, 281, 287–303, 343n, 345n
Bribes (bribery), 58–59, 112, 175–76, 197–98, 206–7, 212, 219, 224, 331n
Bride price, 41, 50, 105–6, 126, 147
Brides, legal age of, 41–42, 56, 303–4, 317–18n, 333n
Browning, Robert, 3
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), 220
Burqa, 24–25, 101, 316–17n
Bush, George W., 265, 277
Bush, Laura, 277
Cambridge University, 80
Canada, Afghan refugees in, 199–200, 239, 282
Carroll, E. Jean, 106, 111, 114–17
Chaman, 54, 92, 188–89, 203–5, 235–36, 238
Ché, 112–13
Child rape, 345n
of Breshna, 287–303
Chindawul Hill, 109–10, 123, 128
Christie, Chris, 136
Clinton, Hillary, 276–77, 279, 281
Communism, 126–27, 191–92, 253–58, 266
Corbett, Phil, 86–87
CURE International Hospital, 293–94, 343n
Curses (cursing), 37, 40
Dara-i-Chasht, 190–91
Dari language, 7, 90, 109,
198
Dashte Archi District, 60–61, 296, 319n
Daudzai, Mohammad Umer, 211
Death of a Princess (documentary), 326n
Debts, 2, 50, 177–78, 188, 191, 206–7, 304–5
Dekhoda, 90
Deobandi Islam, 22
Desdemona, 127
Desertion, 150–51, 317
Development and Support of Women and Children, 244–45
Divorce, 126, 247–48, 254–55, 269
Donkeys, 14, 28
DPK Consulting, 324n
Dushanbe Airport, 220–21
Dysentery, 128
East Horizon Airlines, xvii, 72, 322n
Education, 23–24, 25–26, 75, 243–44, 257–58, 282–83
“Elders,” 143–44
Electricity, 4, 35
Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW), 56, 238, 259–76
age of consent, 42, 56–57
Ali and Zakia case, 56–58, 59, 176, 178, 238, 271
Breshna case, 297, 302
criminal penalties, 56–57, 263–64, 267–68
“denial of relationship,” 57, 59, 176, 264
enactment of, 56, 256–57, 272–73
history of, 264–68
Paghman gang rapes, 302
Qazi Hanafi’s views, 273–76
shortcomings of law, 259–63
Elle (magazine), 106
Empowerment Center for Women, 277
Equality for Peace and Democracy, 277
European Commission, 267
European Union (EU), 132–33, 268, 278
EVAW. See Elimination of Violence Against Women
Facebook, 175, 176, 179, 211
Faisal, Samay, 65, 320n
Farah, 30, 33, 113, 266
Farahi, Zmaryalai, 119, 180–81
Fareed, 95
Farhad, 46–47, 78
Farhad, Jawed, 30–31
Farid, Shahla, 66, 90
Farsi language, 109, 198
Fatima, 285
Fatima Kazimi. See Kazimi, Fatima
Feminism, 126–27, 256, 266
Fleming, Douglas, 106
Fly-a-kite program, 120–21
Foladi Valley, 13–14
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, 112
Frogh, Wazhma, 269–70, 279–80, 284, 298–99, 316n
Gaza Strip, 195–96
Gender inequality in Afghanistan, 5–6, 27, 271–73. See also Honor killings; Jihad against women
age of brides, 41–42, 56, 303–4, 317–18n
bride price, 41, 50, 105–6, 126, 147
divorce, 126, 269
education of girls, 243–44, 257–58, 282–83
father’s choice of husband for daughter, 41–42
history of battle against, 56–57, 125–28, 256–58
international commitment and, 276–85
photographing women, 75–77
role of brothers, 24, 41
role of honor, 24, 60, 89–90, 99, 249, 290
second wives, 202–3, 205
social conduct of women, 268–70
son’s vs. daughter’s value, 50
wives abandoning husbands, 124–25
wives’ names, 11, 316n
Genghis Khan, 22
Georgetown University, 277
Geyah, Nadera, 288, 290–91, 296
Ghani, Ashraf, 260, 280, 287, 302–3, 345n
Ghazanfar, Husn Banu, 174–75, 271, 328n, 336n
Ghazni Province, 108
Ghorband Valley, 95, 146
Ghutai, Ghul, 192
“Go fly a rule-of-law kite” program, 120–21
Gold, 187–88
Goldberg, Adele, 106
“Gonjeshkak Telayee” (song), 186–87
Goodman, Beth, 106
Great Buddhas of Bamiyan, 4–5, 8, 326n
Gross, Nasrine, 125, 277
Grossman Burn Center, 182, 329–30n
Gula, Sharbat, 75, 321n
Gula Khan
army service of, 33, 34
arrest of Ali in Kabul, 159, 165–66
Bamiyan court case and, 60, 62, 63
criminal charges against Zakia, 171–73
discovery of Zakia’s romance, 36–37
as enforcer of Zakia’s virtue, 37, 53, 62
retribution against Zakia for dishonoring family, 63–65, 88–89, 143, 160–61, 189, 211, 245–46
Gulnaz, 132–34, 268, 293, 327n
Habib, Bashi, 310
Habibullah Khan, 125
Hadi, Mohammad, 44, 155, 318n
Hajigak Pass, 234–35
Hamas, 195–96
Hamdard, Hadiya, 32–33
Hamdard, Rubina, 59, 270
Hamid, Haji Abdul, 93–95, 97–101, 189–90
Hamidi, Samira, 277
Hamilton, Masha, 282
Hanafi, Qazi Nazir Ahmad, 273–76
Hand holding, 12–13, 16
Hasrat, Hussain, 211, 236, 310
Hazarajat, 21, 316n
Hazaras, 4–5, 13, 21–24, 44, 62, 117–18, 188, 198, 316n
Hejab, 161, 327n
Herat, 185–86, 208–9
Heroin, 159, 220, 225
Hezb-i-Wahdat, 21
Hilton, Robert, 131
HIV, 274
Hoagland, Richard E., 219–20
Homeland Security, U.S. Department of, 182
Honor, 24, 60, 89–90, 99, 249, 290
Honor killings, 127–28, 236, 259
Amina’s case, 65–66
in Arab culture, 127–28, 342n
Breshna’s case, 287–303
Gul Meena’s case, 60
Safoora’s case, 8
Siddiqa and Khayyam’s case, 61, 319n
Soheila’s case, 244
Zakia’s case, 63–65, 72, 89, 170–72, 231–32
Horner, Nils, 212–13
Hospitals in Afghanistan, 7, 319n
Hotel Istiqlol, 221
Humanitarian parole, 111, 181–82, 200
Hussaini, Sayed Sarwar, 297
Hussein, Shah, 157–64
Ibn-Seena Hospital, 162
Ibrahimi, Abdul Aziz, 174–75
“I Don’t Say It” (song), 191, 192
Imam Sahib, 237
Immigration, 106
India, 232
In-Justice (documentary), 132–33
International Development Law Organization (IDLO), 278–79, 340n
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), 220
International Organization for Migration (IOM), 200
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), 279, 288, 292
International Women of Courage Award, 279, 281
International Women’s Day, 279
Iran
Afghan refugees in, 108–9, 197, 329n
honor killings in, 127–28
as refugee option for Ali and Zakia, 109, 140, 186, 197
ISIS, 340n
Islam
honor killings and, 127–28
Sunni vs. Shia, 6, 22, 23, 127–28
Islamic religious police, 99, 264–65
Ismatullah, 245
Ali and Zakia in hiding, 86, 185, 186
Ali in the army and, 152–53
Ali’s budding romance, 40, 52, 53
marriage of, 50, 205
Zakia’s role in household, 242–43
Israel, 80, 137, 195–96
Issaq, 209, 210
Jackson, Michael, 80
Jaghori, 308
Jalal, Faizullah, 261–62
Jalal, Massouda, 261–63, 271–72
Jan, Mohammad, 208–10
Jawad Sukhanyar. See Sukhanyar, Jawad
Jawed, 244–45
Jegar, 203
Jihad against women, 253–85. See also Women, status of
EVAW law, 259–76
lack of international commitment, 276–85
Qazi Hanafi’s views, 273–76
rape of Breshna, 287–303
recruitment of women, 280–82
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social indicators on lack of progress, 282–84
Soviet occupation and Communism, 253–58
spousal abuse, 258–59, 261–63, 267–68
Taliban and, 57, 61, 99, 118, 126–27, 264–65
Western intervention and, 265–68
Joya, Malalai, 266–67, 281–82
Jreeb, 15, 23
Kabir, 95
Kabul, Ali and Zakia in hiding in, 109–21, 123–24, 128–29, 139–40, 148–54, 193–208, 210–11
Kabul International Airport, 129, 193–94, 218, 234
Kabul University, 90, 257
Kagame, Paul, 111–12, 119, 136–37
Kanaana, Sharif, 342n
Kandahar, 257
Karzai, Hamid
Ali and Zakia’s case, 69–70, 107, 174–76
secret intervention, 179, 211–12
Bibi Aisha’s case, 118
EVAW law and, 260, 263
Gulnaz’s case, 132
lack of interest in women’s rights, 107, 278
Lal Bibi’s case, 82
presidential election of 2014, 149–50, 174–75
Rabbi Shmuley and, 69–70
Karzai, Zeenat, 107
Kazimi, Fatima, 70–77, 116–19
allegations of danger against, 117–19, 130, 134–35, 174
appearance of, 62
bribes paid by Anwar and Ali to, 207
e-mail to journalists about Ali and Zakia, 70–72
exile in Africa and U.S., 2, 134–37, 239, 281
Khadija case, 44
promoting role in case, 81, 116–17, 137, 239, 281
Rabbi Shmuley and, 70, 81, 116, 130, 134–37
Zakia’s family vows of vengeance, 58, 62–65, 118–19, 137
Zakia’s first interview with author, 72–77
Zakia’s shelter escape and, 67, 70, 85–86, 135
Kerry, John, 111
Khadija, 44, 155, 318n
Khalili, Baba, 15, 173–74, 175
Khaliqi, Shukria, 142–43, 169–75
Ali’s family and, 153–54, 172, 173
convincing Zakia to enter WAW shelter, 162
first meeting with Ali, 142–43
formal request to move case to Kabul, 67
kidnapping charges against Ali, 166–67, 171–72
neka document of Zakia and Ali, 173–74, 175, 178
petition to move case to family court, 169–70, 172
Rastagar’s negotiated settlement, 147–48, 153–54
Kham-e Bazargan, 93–95, 97–101, 189–90
Kham-e-Kalak, 18–19, 23, 94–95, 124, 143
Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali, 127
Khan, Nadir, 61
Khayyam, 61
Khuda Bakhsh, 65
Khudaidad, 81–82
Khwast-gari, 43
Koh-i-Baba, 22, 93
Koh-Sadat, 14
Koofi, Fawzia, 272–73, 285
Kosher Lust (Boteach), 81
Kosher Sex (Boteach), 80
Kunduz, 227, 237–38, 287–303
Kunduz Police Criminal Investigation Division, 165, 292–93, 297
Kushan Empire, 8