Answer:
Reshmina fights to keep her brother from joining the Taliban and to protect her family from a retaliation assault by American troops after a Taliban attack severely injures an American soldier. Reshmina sees her brother Pasoon, who waves to her at the end of the story, but she does not reciprocate his wave. Instead, she informs her baba that they will take a different way - not only down the mountain, but also a different one than the one Pasoon has chosen, which would only lead to more death and disaster.
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