It's a true story, right?
Yes, 100%.
As for the rest of your story . . .
I often wonder about people moving from some bronze-age society (it seems) to the US, Germany, or many other modern societies. Aren’t there any emerging societies (most of South America, maybe) that could meet them half-way? It just seems like a huge jump from Afghanistan to the US. Not just in distance, but in time, culture, everything.
nacl
Bathrooms, too, apparently.