Case Report: Case Study: Pamir Flight 1102)

Sulaiman is the son of Dur Mohammad, who was a passenger on Pamir Flight 1102. At the time of the accident, the witness along with his father, mother, brother and one of his sisters, lived at the family home in Mazar Sharif. His eldest sister, Husseemah, was married prior to 2010 and lived with her husband. Dur Mohammad did not provide that sister with any financial assistance. Dur Mohammad’s wife, Karima, has taught math at the Gohar Hatun Girls School since before the accident. She earns $8,000-9,000 Afghani a month. That was her salary in 2010 also. No other residents of the house were employed at the time of the occurrence. The same members of the family still live in that house except for Dur Mohammad. The family does not own any

He does not know what Dur Mohammad’s responsibilities were while with the Commission. However, he understood that Dur Mohammad was being paid $1,400 U.S. a month as salary in that position. The money was deposited directly into the New Kabul Bank. He believes that Dur Mohammad was paid on a monthly basis. Dur Mohammad was not receiving income from any other sources at that time. However, he was teaching free of charge at the Oil and Gas Institute in Mazar Sharif prior to being relocated to Kunduz. While at the Institute, he taught mechanical engineering. Prior to working for the Independent Election Commission, Dur Mohammad was a professor at the Institute from 1983-

Approximately one year after the accident, a $13,000 deposit was put into the witness’ account from Pamir. The witness recalls signing a document that indicated that the money that they had received was a “pre-payment” to cover expenses. He was not given a copy of that document. He was told by the individuals at Pamir that he would need to repay this money in a telephone conversation. He does not recall who he had spoken with. He did receive the initial $10,000 payment at Pamir’s office. The family is not expecting more money from Pamir because it is out of