The Breadwinner

2. - One of the two main languages spoke in Afghanistan.
5. - small piece or part; bit; scrap.
9. - Rude in manner or speech; blunt.
10. - A long tent-like garment worn by women. It covers the entire body and has a narrow mesh screen over the eyes.
14. - To make timid or fearful.
15. - In a curious manner; cautiously.
17. - Soft, moist mass of an absorbent substance, as mustard, heated and applied to a part of the body as medicine for soreness and inflammation.

1. - Full of life, energy, enthusiasm.
3. - Offering a friendly and generous welcome to guests or strangers.
4. Decisional order issued by court.
6. - A narrow mattress used in many Afghan homes instead of chairs or beds.
7. - To waste time; idle; linger.
8. - A set of winding interconnected passages or pathways in which it is easy to get lost or lose one's way; maze.
11. - a piece of cloth worn by women and girls to cover their hair and shoulders.
12. - With extreme caution; carefully; timidly
13. - An Afghan army that took control of the capital city of Kabul in September, 1996 and was forced from power in 2001.
16. - A toilet or privy, often temporary and without plumbing