The story opens in Balochistan, in a small, scarcely ‘wired’ village bordering Iran and Afghanistan. Ahmad is an idealistic teacher in exile, educat

ThestoryopensinBalochistan,inasmall,scarcely‘wired’villageborderingIranandAfghanistan.Ahmadisanidealisticteacherinexile,educatingthelocalcommunity;his