Zunaira's university-educated husband who opposes Taliban regulations. He participates in a public stoning and later confesses to Zunaira. During a heated argument over their shared trauma and resentment, he accidentally falls and dies, triggering Zunaira's imprisonment.
Educated husband whose rigid adherence to rules clashes with his wife's spirit.
Unwitting rival whose fatal accident triggers the warden's crusade against the Taliban justice system.
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