Abdul Aziz, Holding a Photograph of His Brother, Mula Abdul Hakim, Afghan Refugee Village, Khairabad, North Pakistan

“My brother Mula Abdul Hakim and his group of Mujahedin
surrounded the district administration office in our home village. They
captured the area and killed the communists. One of those captured was a
teacher who pleaded for his life, saying that he was a fellow Muslim. My
brother set him free. Several weeks later the communists retook the area. That
same teacher joined them and pointed out those who had been responsible for the
attack. He identified my brother. Mula was captured and taken to the office.
His body was never returned. In my dreams, he sits beside a pool in a garden
silently washing.”