Ahmad Ali and Sedeqa- Ahmad was in the military during the war with the Soviets. He was injured and has been paralyzed from the waist down since that time. Sedeqa, his wife, has struggled caring for him and their two sons for twenty years. Kobra -Like so many others Kobra was injured by a Taliban rocket. The injury left her partially paralyzed and she also suffers from mental illness. She is unable to speak and cries frequently. When her mother and aunt are spinning yarn, Kobra enjoys carding the wool..