Zaynab Khadr - Life in Post-invasion Afghanistan

Life in Post-invasion Afghanistan

In late 2001, Zaynab's father ran into al-Bahr in Kabul and told him that he should either return to his wife and daughter, or consent to a divorce. After receiving written reassurance from Zaynab that she would not seek any form of restitution, he agreed to a formal divorce.

In January 2002, she took Abdulkareem and Safia to Lahore for a stay at the hospital, where her daughter needed medical attention. Abdullah later joined them, since he required surgery to remove cartilage from his nose.

In 2003, Zaynab, her daughter and her mother stayed at a house in Birmal, Pakistan for two days, before their hosts grew wary of American jets overhead, and they moved further into the mountains of Waziristan.