ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ tɹˈɪbjuːn ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ðæt ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn hiː lˈɪvd mˈoʊst əv hɪz lˈaɪf bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ æfɡˈænɪstˌæn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə, wˌɛɹ hɪz pˈɛɹənts wɜː ɡˈɛst wˈɜːkɚz.
The Chicago Tribune reports that although he was born in Afghanistan he lived most of his life before he returned to Afghanistan in 2001 living in Saudi Arabia, where his parents were guest workers.