The agents were lead to a dining table to eat, while the pashtoons took their plates and sat on the ground. It was their tradition to eat on the ground, but they seemed to understand American culture and hence assumed that the agents would be more comfortable on chairs.
But Anthony thought it was some sort of trick and the pshtoons might have sold them out, as the dining table was right in front of a window. The shades were drawn and the room was not properly lit, but he thought that machine gun fire may come through and annihilate them as they ate. And frankly, we can’t judge or blame him for his over thinking, because he had never been shown the slightest amount of respect or warm-heartedness in the agency. They played rough with him to make him ready for the brutal world. He was taught
