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False report of Tariq's death from "A Thousand Splendid Suns". A man named Abdul Sharif visits Laila at Rasheed's house and tells her that Tariq died from injuries sustained in a rocket attack on a refugee bus.

a month after the rocket attack, in 1992

False report of Tariq's death

A man named Abdul Sharif visits Laila at Rasheed's house and tells her that Tariq died from injuries sustained in a rocket attack on a refugee bus. Devastated and alone, Laila believes the lie. This false news, orchestrated by Rasheed, crushes Laila's last hope and makes her vulnerable to his manipulation.