in Chindawol, and the other lived in a different place. I was living with Qurban Ali. He worked
and provided for household expenses and continued paying his debt. He always said, “I wish to
pay off my debts and then send my mother to Karbala [pilgrimage] because she has worked hard
for me since I was a child. Later I will rent a house so that we can all live comfortably [together]”.
But now, how sad it is that he has gone before his own mother. He has left me alone. I am grateful
to have two more sons, but no one can fill the void he left behind.
On the day of the incident, I wanted to go to my other son Mohammad Ali's house. I told Qurban
Ali to go to work, but he said he wanted to go and join the demonstration. I told him, “It is none
of your business; go to work.” He told me, “I participated in the first demonstration. Last time,
they placed containers on our way. I climbed up on top of one of the containers and took photos
of people taking part in the demonstration”. I said, “Have you gone nuts? Why did you climb up
on top of a container? How is all this even your business?”. No matter how much I insisted, he
would not agree. I asked him to call me and update me as soon as he got there. As I left for Barchi,
I noticed the road was closed. I turned around and went to Mohammad Ali's house via another
road, Chehl Soton Road. There is a mosque near Mohammad Ali's house, where I performed
prayer before having lunch.
Mohammad Ali’s wife was cracking almonds, and I helped her by separating out the kernel of the
almonds from the cracked shells. We forgot all about the demonstration. Suddenly I remembered
that Qurban Ali was supposed to be taking part in the rally, so I picked up the phone and called
him. His co-worker, a Sunni man, had named him Hasib. I called and asked him, “Where are you,
Hasib, my love?” He said, "I am in Dehmazang, don't worry!” and I continued working. I never
imagined a suicide bomber would get into the demonstration and that my son would be
killed/martyred. In fact I even asked my eldest son why he was not in the demonstration. He told
me, “Mom, the roads are closed, so that's why I am staying home.”
I must have gone insane that day! One of my sons is killed, he is martyred, and there I am
encouraging the other to go to the same demonstration! The landlord's son told my other son there
had been an explosion in Dehmezang. For a moment, I felt as if I had fallen to the ground from
high in the sky. It was like my heart was being squeezed. I kept calling Qurban, but he did not
pick up his phone. I told my eldest son that Qurban was in Dehmezang, and called him again, but
again he did not answer the call. My eldest son said: "Mother, you worry too much. A suicide