It is the story of a young Afghan man named Gol-Mohammad who goes to Pakistan to earn money to pay the bride price for a girl he is deeply attached to, and there he works in various jobs such as selling newspapers, sweeping, etc. Gol-Mohammad returns to Afghanistan when the Taliban regime has changed and he is informed that the girl he loved has married in his absence. Gol-Mohammad goes to their house sad and depressed, but finds out that his fiancée's sister has married and ...