Getting there -- The other side of the wall -- In memoriam -- The toilet paper -- Getting out of there -- Gender (I) -- Language -- Garmsir -- The drive -- Gereshk (I) speaking up, speaking out -- Gereshk (II) where, now, how? -- Poppies, petals and other derivatives -- Gender (II) -- Food -- Bricks and stones -- The dog, the boat and the crowbar -- Election heat -- Here come the Marines! -- The helical screws -- Election day (I) early morning -- Election day (II) late morning, afternoon -- Cityscape (I): Kabul -- Cityscape (II): New York -- Now she goes to school -- There are no lesbians in Afghanistan -- Nawa (I): inside the wire -- Nawa (II): outside the wire -- Nawa (III): despair -- Ticking the box: marriage -- Laghmandi Pepsi and the Helmand Star -- Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on -- Nawa (IV): return to Tralfamadore -- Recreation -- Another place -- Progression, regression: hello, goodbye -- Qala-e-Bost -- Leaving Lash -- Afterword.