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- Atiq is the first character we meet in the novel, and his constant discontent and anger sets the tone for the rest of the book. He works as a jailer and so sees the effects of the Taliban regime on a daily basis. He is a supporter of the Taliban but is beginning to second-guess his feelings.
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Atiq is the jailer at a women’s prison in Kabul, and he does not derive satisfaction from his job. Later in the novel, he reveals that he is a Pashtun, a member of an ethnic group in Afghanistan and Pakistan that was favored by the Taliban, which affords him a measure of safety amid the totalitarian rule of the city.
Atiq is starting to question his belief in the Taliban. You meet his childhood friend Mirza Shah. Mirza was one of the first soldiers to desert his unit and join the Mujahideen during the war. Now Mirza does cocaine for money. Atiq tells Mirza about his troubles and his concern for his ill wife.
- Michele Levy, Yasmina Khadra, John Cullen
- 2002
Despite his earlier support of the Taliban, Atiq begins to question his feelings towards them. He was one of the few men from his village to join them, and he is pretty much alone amongst his group of friends in his belief in their mission and their methods.
Atiq is the first character we meet in the novel, and his constant discontent and anger sets the tone for the rest of the book. He works as a jailer and so sees the effects of the Taliban regime on a daily basis. He is a supporter of the Taliban but is beginning to second-guess his feelings.
The effect of the Taliban is that, if not for all the other people throwing stones, Atiq's actions would be clearly murderous. The murderous community makes Atiq feel insulated from the consequences of his actions.
Feb 12, 2024 · Abdul Khalil Rahmani filed a complaint against Atiq with the Taliban, which launched a hunt for the couple.
The Swallows of Kabul puts a human face on the horrors and repression of that war-torn country. It tells the story of two couples–Mohsen and Zunaira Ramat, born into the privileged classes of pre-Taliban Afghanistan, and the prison guard Atiq Shaukat and his wife Musarrat, raised in poverty and drawn into the jihad in hopes of bettering their ...
