Hakim watched the American general writhe in a mask of pain. He looked away; he couldn't bear to see this torment. Hakim knew he wasn't cut out to be part of the ruthless gang everyone called the Taliban. But Hakim knew that the Taliban were not murderers. He was certain that what they were doing was only for the good of the people. They had never hurt anyone before. But all that changed with the humiliating and public death of the gang's leader, his father. Hakim could not forgive the monsters that were the American military who had been out for his father's blood ever since he became aware of the world. He could not suppress his anger, which threatened to become volatile, as he thought about the destruction caused by the Americans in his peaceful country of Afghanistan. The general's cry broke Hakim out of his trance. He looked down and noticed the general's empty weapon probing his now gushing wound. But Hakim couldn't bring himself to care because the images of his father's humiliating and public death were still fresh in his mind. But it was not death itself that made Hakim's blood boil. It was the fact that his father's death sparked celebration among the American people. It was this news that made Hakim vindictive. How dare they celebrate the death of someone so noble? Hakim faced the general again. He had to make sure the general didn't die. It was his job. The general would simply suffer but he would not die. But Hakim couldn't bring himself to care. Family meant everything to him and he couldn't forgive those who hurt his family. Nothing could change his mind about this. Then he saw something protruding from the general's pocket that made him question the truth... middle of paper ...... answers coming from the general. That's why they kept him alive. Hakim picked up his weapon and faced the general. The General opened his eyes and he knew the expression that filled them. Gratitude. As Hakim lined up his weapon, the door opened. US GENERAL FOUND DEAD The missing US general was found dead in a pool of his own blood in an Afghan suburb in a warehouse. He was found to have suffered a gunshot wound to the head and appeared to have been tortured by the Taliban, as his body was covered in stab wounds and cuts. There was also another body next to him. An Afghan boy aged around 16 also died with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. We don't yet know who he is or what his connection is to the general's death. The general paid tribute to the general's family. Funeral date has not been decided.