
spring 1994
Escape attempt to Pakistan
Laila and Mariam attempt to flee to Pakistan with Aziza. They are betrayed by a man they asked to pose as their mahram and are arrested by the Mujahideen police. They are returned to Rasheed, who brutally beats Mariam and locks her in the toolshed. He then imprisons Laila and Aziza in a dark room without food or water for days, breaking their spirits.