Vocabulary
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Taliban Rules
100
The bread that Parvana and her family eat.
What is nan?
100
Parvana does not get along well with this older sister.
Who is Nooria?
100
The Taliban believe that they should not be educated.
Who are girls/women?
200
Afghan women and girls wear this piece of cloth to cover their hair and shoulders.
What is a chador?
200
Her feet were wrapped in cloth when she first went outside after being stuck inside their home for over a year.
Who is Maryam?
200
Women must wear these to go outside.
What is a burqa?
300

The capital city in northern Afghanistan.

What is Kunduzi?

300

In the text, he said:" Don't tell me. You want the cheapest kind. Big spender"

Who is the grocer? or a man at the market.

300
Women must be accompanied by them or have a note written by them when they go outside.
What are men?
400
Both men and women wear this type of clothing which has trousers and a long, loose shirt.
What is a shalwar kameez?
400

Parvana's little sister.

Who is Maryam?

400

A man was killed in Afghanistan because he didn't have the correct pair of these.

What is pants?

500
Parvana's home had these mattresses which are used in place of chairs or beds in Afghanistan.
What is a toshak?
500
Parvana's older brother who was killed by a land mine.
Who is Hossain?
500

The Taliban closed these.

What is schools?

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