On their way to the soccer match, the men see a body, left hanging in the street as an example. Raid also points out a crippled man, apparently selling his artificial leg for money. After begging Farid to take him there, Amir visits his father's house, now inhabited by the Taliban. Farid advises Amir to forget, but Amir says he is tired of forgetting. He sees the pomegranate tree, still baring his and Hassan's names, though now the tree stands quite dead.
That night, Amir pays exorbitant prices for a dirty hotel room with bloodstains on the walls. He realizes that the hotel owner needs the money, to support his family. Farid and Amir talk of growing up, remembering good times. Farid describes fighting against the Shorawi in the jihad. They share traditional.....
