The dead man's mother arrived to grieve, wailing loudly with the pain of her sorrow. She had avenged her son's death by killing his enemy, and family honour was restored. Two men were buried that evening. Allah was pleased, however, because he will not forgive those who do not protect their family's honour. Many Pashtun families in Afghanistan value family honour above all else.
Family pride is behind the hospitality lavished on visitors.
It is also behind the practice of keeping all adult women covered decently. Millions of Pashto-speaking families, also known as Pashtun, Pathan, or Afghan, live in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, The United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Tajikistan, in hundreds of clans. While the Jesus film is available in Western Pashto, it has not been widely distributed. At least a portion of the Bible has been translated into the dialects of most Pashto-speaking people groups, but finding a Bible in Afghanistan is not easy. There are very few Pashtun believers, and nearly all of these live outside of Afghanistan.