Notes for future research 9/11/07
Shumbul hanging file, selections
10-5. … with him was a man from labi-aw (Wakil’s place) who said he is a chaprasti in UN school at DarulAman road in Kabul. He also had told the merchant [Tajik] about the rumer [re MGHW and me. The news is vicious, where it originated is not clear. A;sp om the Dukaan-i Bulola they were talking about me and this story. Thus the story spreads.
4-34 and 4-62. [Shia] Conversation with Laal M –i- Sayed M –i- M Aamad … about his land and family members. He was 55, w was ~30, were married 20 years ago. She was ~12 years old. … His F and M had selected the girl for him and contracted her parents who agreed the first time. If they had refused it that would have been final. He was about 20-21 years old at the time [nb the discrepancy in age references] . … the Mullah from Sar-I Kotal did the nekaa… The people – all from Shumbul [came] – from his own millat but in that time all were the same sect… [NB the time frame, 55 now, 21 at time of marriage: i.e. 24 years ago]. [Q: was he simply blowing off the question? Or was he telling the truth?]
[at another time [??] he said he threw the food of the Ismailis [given to them on some occasion] into the river …]