Arranged marriages -when someone else chooses your partner are common among people from Afghanistan, and Mohammad's parents already had a special girl in mind.
Her name was Hameeda, the daughter of an old friend of theirs.
The problem was that she lived in California, almost five hours by plane from Mohammad's home in New York.
The two families sent lots of letters and e-mails to each other discussing the matter.
When they finally met for the first time, Mohammad and Hameeda liked each other at first sight.
Before the end of two weeks, they were married