"The dust swirled around the abandoned cinema, a skeletal frame against the harsh Kabul sky. Cracked plaster revealed faded murals of Bollywood stars, their painted smiles now ghostly and chipped. The courtyard, once bustling with families, was a desolate expanse of broken bricks and rusted film reels, the silence broken only by the wind whistling through the empty ticket booth."
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini