Evil-doer Full Name Idrees Alias None Origin The Breadwinner Occupation Taliban soldier Powers / Skills Marksmanship

Paramilitary training

Kill Parvana and Shauzia (failed).

KidnappingFalse imprisonmentChild abuseAttempted murder

He is one of the two villains in the movie alongside Fattema's Cousin.

He was voiced by Noorin Gulamgaus.

Idrees is responsible for arresting Parvana's father with the Taliban after meeting him and Parvana at the market while the two are selling goods in the market in Kabul. Parvana's family is left without an adult male relative, as her elder brother Sulayman died years ago, leaving her, her mother Fattema, her sister Soraya and her baby brother Zaki without means to support the family, as they are not allowed to go out without a male relative. After Parvana unsuccessfully tries to procure food while going out as a girl, she decides to dress as a boy and pretend to be Nurullah's nephew, "Aatish," in order to support the family. Later in the film, Parvana and Shauzia take a hard labor job where Idrees is also in attendance. He recognizes her, and tries to kill her as she flees with Shauzia after striking him with a brick. They narrowly manage to escape from him by hiding inside a cave, shortly before Idrees is dragged by his superiors to fight in the war with America. Idrees is last seen being elbowed by a fellow soldier in the truck for his rashness, as they are hauled off to war, with Idrees afraid for his life now that he will have to battle other soldiers rather than bullying defenseless citizens.

Idrees is shown to be very stubborn, aggressive, arrogant and savage towards anyone he comes across. He is also shown to be sadistic and manipulative when he teased Parvana disguised as a boy before realizing who she was and even tried to kill both Parvana and Shauzia.