Complex sentence: Amir, accompanied by Farid, an Afghan taxi driver and veteran of the war with the Soviets, searches for Sohrab at the orphanage and learns from its director that a Taliban official comes often, brings cash, and usually takes a girl away with him.
Split into simpler sentences: Amir, accompanied by Farid, an Afghan taxi driver and veteran of the war with the Soviets, searches for Sohrab at the orphanage. They learn that a Taliban official comes often, brings cash, and usually takes a girl away with him.