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Aziza sent to orphanage from "A Thousand Splendid Suns". After a fire destroys Rasheed's shop, the family is plunged into poverty and starvation. Rasheed forces Laila to send Aziza to an orphanage.

April 2001

Aziza sent to orphanage

After a fire destroys Rasheed's shop, the family is plunged into poverty and starvation. Rasheed forces Laila to send Aziza to an orphanage. Laila is heartbroken but has no choice. Aziza is terrified but tries to be brave. This event represents the ultimate sacrifice and the depths of their desperation under Taliban rule.