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Iqbal's son and Adel's friend. Gholam knows the truth about Adel's father, The Commander, but doesn't share it with him

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Baba Jan doesn't have much development as a character, but we view him through his son's eyes. His son adores him so the way in which we read his character is distorted. What little we do know though is that he's a dangerous person

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Adele is the commander's son and Gholam's friend. Adele sees his father inan  extremely positive light, and he seems unknowing of his Father's true nature.

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Madeline is Thalia's mother and was friends with Odelia, Markos' mother. Madeline is an unpleasant character who is very cruel to Thalia, eventually abandoning her.

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Thalia suffered from a facial disfigurement when she was attacked by a dog at age 8. The people in her life were difficult to her because of this. Thalia learns to love herself despite this. Her and Markos develop a close bond as friends, and Thalia is actually the inspiration for Markos to pursue a career in plastic surgery

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Odelia is Markos' mother. Odelia and Markos have never been very close despite Odelia loving her son very much. Odelia tells Markos that she is very proud of him after so many long years. Odelia is the one who pushes Markos to make friends with Thalia

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Roshana suffered major injury after being struck in the head with an axe by her uncle after he had a disagreement with her father. She's taken to the hospital that Idris, Amra, and Timur work at where she's being treated for her injuries. Roshana bonds with the three doctors and they have a major impact on her life. She grows up and becomes a writer, dedicating one of her books to Timur and Amra

Just like how Timur, Amra, and Idris influenced her life, she ends up influencing theirs with the book that she writes.

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Timur is described as a loud, obnoxious, energetic man who seems to only care about having fun. Despite this he has a good heart, using his income to give to the needy, along with Roshana.

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Idris works at a hospital in Afghanistan with his brother Timur and his coworker Amra. Idris ends up becoming attached to Roshana, a girl who suffered major head injuries from a violent uncle. He wants to better her quality of life so he proposes to send her to America so that she can receive corrective surgery, and pay for that surgery himself. This plan falls through as he loses contact with his friends, coworkers, and ultimately Roshana.

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Amra came from Bosnia to Kabul to help out with relief efforts from the Taliban's rise. Along with Idris and Timur, she too cares deeply for Roshana and want the best for her

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Mr. Markos is a plastic surgeon who came to live in Afghanistan to help those in need. His relationship with his mother, Odelia, is strained so he tries to ultimately please her by finding a job that will make her happy with him. However, his friendship with Thalia inspires him to become a plastic surgeon. He plays a role in helping Pari and Abdullah reunite by telling Pari that she has a brother

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Abdullah names his daughter after his long lost sister, Pari, as a reminder of how much he loved her. Abdullah's daughter is a uniting force between her father and her aunt in the last chapter in the book. She cares deeply for her parents and wants the best for her father, who's become sick

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Nabi Is Parwana and Masooma's brother, Suleiman's servant, and Pari and Abdullah's Uncle. Nabi visits his family back in his village whenever he gets a chance to, but ends up becoming estranged from them due to his involvement in selling Pari. He has a complicated relationship with his employers, the Wahdatis. He is deeply in love with Nila (which is why he organizes the selling of Pari) and he learns to accept the fact that Suleiman is in love with him.

Working for Suleiman puts Nabi in a subservient position, yet the two seem to have a comfortable relationship in the context of Suleiman being Nabi's master. Suleiman doesn't mistreat Nabi and despite being taken aback when he learns that Suleiman loves him, he still remains loyal to him, caring for him until his death.

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Suleiman is a reclusive, quiet character who only really interacts with Nabi. He is married to Nila and is Pari's adoptive father, but he is not very close to them. At some point Suleiman suffers a stroke and is left bedridden with only Nabi caring for him. It turns out Suleiman has had feelings for Nabi which is why he was so distant from Nila. Suleiman ends up dying and he leaves his entire mansion to Nabi

Suleiman is passive about his relationship with Nila, and doesn't go out of his way to fix anything within it. He doesn't interject much of his power into the relationship, he just lets it be since he only married Nila out of necessity and saving face. He does have power over Nabi in terms of position but because he loves him, he gives him more leeway than the other people who work for him.

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Nila Wadahti is Suleiman's wife and Pari's adoptive mother. Nila's life seems to be very enigmatic as she tries to cope with the fact that she doesn't fit within either culture she's been born into, along with her progressive thinking making her stand out as a woman in Kabul. She adopts Pari because she thinks becoming a mother will fill the void in her in which she doesn't fit in with the rest of society. Later in her life she becomes an accomplished poet, yet seeing Pari excel in places she hadn't makes her bitter towards her daughter and leads to her suicide.

In her relationship with Suleiman, she tends to be outgoing, much to the chagrin of people looking on their marriage. Because of the problems in their relationship, Nila ends up cheating on Suleiman. In terms of her relationship with Pari, she tends to raise her through the problems and stressors in her life in the hopes that she'll turn out exactly the same. The dynamics change however since Pari thrives, leading Nila to feel like a failure and lonely.

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Masooma is Parwana's sister and Nabi's brother. As children and young adults, Masooma was always sought after by everyone which made her sister Parwana jealous and depressed. Sometimes Masooma disliked the attention her beauty brought her but Parwana knew that this was an untruth. Despite being disabled, Masooma is fascinated by her brother's life in Kabul and wishes to go as well. Both sisters take a journey to Kabul but while they're in the desert, Masooma tells Parwana to let the camel she's on run off and to let her die. She does this to free Parwana from being in her shadow. Reluctantly, Parwana agrees and Masooma rides into the darkness of the desert.

Masooma has the upper hand on her sister Parwana in terms of her beauty and admirability. She uses her beauty to her advantage. She knows that people have always liked her more than Parwana and acknowledges how this affects their relationship. This, along with the fact she feels as though she is a burden on Parwana, is why she tells her to let her go off into the night.

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Parwana is Saboor's second wife, Pari and Abdullah's step-mother, and Nabi's sister. Ever since she was a young girl, Parwana lived in her sister Masooma's shadow. Masooma was always more well behaved or more beautiful than Parwana. She always admired Saboor from afar and hoped to become his wife but Masooma got in the way. Overcome by jealousy and hurt, Parwana pushes her sister out of a tree, disabling her for the rest of her life. She now has to take care of her sister day in and day out

Parwana has always been under her sister since she wasn't as beautiful or well trained as Masooma. She ends up flipping the dynamics of her relationship with her sister by permanently disabling her as young women

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Pari is Saboor's daughter, Abdullah's sister, and Nila and Suleiman's adoptive daughter. Pari is taken away from her family and sold to the Wadahti's at a young age. Pari's life has been heavily impacted by the struggles Nila and Suleiman go through, but she manages to find her way as an adult. Later in the book she eventually reunites with Abdullah who now has a daughter named after her.

Pari rises up against her mother's selfish upbringing by succeeding in her life. Nila put her through the same things she went through hoping to elicit sympathy from the girl.

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Saboor is Pari and Abdullah's father and Parwana's husband. Saboor isn't an extremely fleshed out character as he dies early in the book. However, he does trigger the book going in the direction it does by selling Pari to the Wahdatis. Saber's life slightly mirrors the fictional character, Baba Ayub's life (Baba had to give up his youngest child, yet Saboor did not go back for Pari like Baba did for Qais)

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Abdullah is Saboor's son and Pari's brother. After having his sister taken away from him, he leaves his village to find a life and purpose on his own. He eventually marries and has a daughter named after his beloved sister Pari. Pari and Abdullah eventually meet again when they are much older.