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Quote #10
For the first time in year, Laila hears music at Kabul's street corners, rubab and table, dootar, harmonium and tamboura, old Ahmad Zahir songs. (4.51.13)
The Afghanistan portrayed in the novel is full of art, music, and culture, which makes the Taliban's ban of media all the more disheartening. Once the Taliban is defeated, however, it doesn't take long for that vibrant culture to peek its head back up again.