The Story Of Pari Gul
of them, the militias threw him down a well which is where local residents
later found him.
Sayed Ibrahim Shah was both my uncle and father-in-law. He was killed during the civil war
in Kabul, during which he and my husband remained in the city while the rest of the family
was sent to Behsud. One day, he had just left his home when one of the warring factions arrested him and then took him to Company area, where he was locked up in a private jail. He
was detained together with his friend and spent three months there. He was then murdered and
buried. We never saw his dead body.
In fact, we only came to know about his murder after we received his turban, hat and toothbrush. The man who brought his possessions told us how the militias had tortured him. With
his feet in chains, he supplied water to the militia base every day. Eventually his dead body
was found in a well. Later on, the people from the area took him out of the well and gave him a
proper burial. All what is left from him are his turban, hat and toothbrush. I now want to show
these objects to other people so they understand that the militias killed a 70 years old man!
The Memory Box Initiative: Seeking to Break the
Cycle of Violence and Tragedy in Afghanistan
The Memory Box Initiative: Seeking to Break the
Cycle of Violence and Tragedy in Afghanistan
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Pari Gul is one of his family members. She tells the story of Sayed Ibrahim
Shah as follows:
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