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Mohammed Daoud becomes Prime Minister
He served as Prime minister for 10 years. His time in office greatly improved living conditions of those in Afghanistan. -
Mariam is Born
In the Spring of 1959, Mariam is born to Jalil and Nana. -
Daoud Resigns as Prime Minister
Mohammed Daoud was forced to resign as Prime Minister because of a crisis involving the closure of Pakistanian borders. -
King Zahir Shah is Overthrown
Shah was exiled after his cousin, Mohammed Daoud Khan, formed a new republican government while Shah was in Italy. -
Nana Commits Suicide
In Spring of 1974, Nana commits suicide because Mariam leaves her to go see Jalil in Herat. -
Mariam Marries Rasheed
A week after Nana dies, Jalil and his wives force Mariam to marry Rasheed, and they move to Kabul. -
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Women Had Freedom in Afghanistan
After the assassination of Daoud and until Mujahideen takes over, women are able to have certain freedoms. -
Mir Akbar Khyber is Murdered
Akbar Khyber a leader of the Parcham faction of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. He was assassinated, but there is an uncertainty about who did it. -
Daoud is Killed
The Presidential Palace where Daoud and his family were staying was attacked by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. President Daoud and his family were all assassinated. -
Laila is Born
Laila is born to Mammy and Babi on the same night of Daoud's assassination. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Mujahideen fought the Soviet army while being allied with Afghan forces. Many Afghans fled to Pakistan and Iran during this war. -
Mujahideen Come Together in Pakistan
Mujahideen unite to form alliance against the Soviets -
Jalil Dies
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War with Soviets End
By mid-1987, the Immediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed and the Soviet forces began to leave Afghanistan. -
Soviets Sign Peace Agreement with Afghanistan
Due to a peace agreement formed between the Soviets and the Mujahideen, the Soviets began to remove their troops in May of 1988 and finished in early 1989, leaving the country to the Taliban. -
Mujahideen Take Power
In April of 1992, Mujahideen take over and enforces strict Islamic laws. These laws oppressed women by forcing them to wear a burqa in public, forbidding them to travel without a male relative, and were stoned for commiting adultery. -
Civil War Begins in Afghanistan
The Mujahideen troops begin to enter Afghanistan. -
Laila's Parents Die
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Laila Marries Rasheed
Shortly after her parents' deaths, Laila marries Rasheed because she is pregnant with Tariq's baby. -
Aziza is born
8 months later, Aziza is born. This dissapoints Rasheed because she is a girl. -
Mariam, Laila, and Aziza try to leave Kabul
While attempting to leave, Mariam finds a man who she believes will be willing to act as her male family member so that she can leave without suspection. However, as they were getting onto the train, the man tells the guard and Mariam, Laila, and Aziza are forced to go back home. -
The Taliban come into power in Afghanistan
The Taliban enforced strict laws upon the Afghan people, leaving the women with little to no rights. -
Mohammed Najibullah is Assassinated
Najibullah is presdient of Afghanistan until he is assassinated by the Taliban in 1996. He died by being dragged behind a truck on the streets. After his death, he was hanged on display to show the public the power the Taliban. -
Zalmai is Born
Laila is in labor and cannot go to a hospital because most hospitals don't tend to women. -
Aziza is Sent to the Orphanage
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Tariq Returns to Kabul
Laila finds out that Rasheed lied to her and that Tariq is stil alive -
Mariam Murders Rasheed
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Mariam Dies
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Aziza is Taken out of the Orphanage
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Laila, Tariq, Aziza, and Zalmai Move to Pakistan
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9/11
Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 planes, purposely crashing into the two World Trade Center towers in New York and into the Pentagon. -
American troops force Taliban out of power
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Laila and her family go back to Kabul
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Laila renovates the orphanage
Laila and her family help renovate the same orphanage that Aziza lived a few years earlier. -
Hamid Karzai becomes President
Karzai becomes the first elected Afghan president
