A thousand splendid suns

By LouisG

  • Mariam's birth

  • Afghanistan becomes a republic

    King Zahir Shah, who had ruled from Kabul for forty years, had been overthrown in a bloodless coup by his cousin Daoud Khan

  • Nana dies

    Mariam had gone to Jalil's home, when she returned she found her mother dead.

  • Mariam marries Rasheed

    She is forced by Jalil to marry him.

  • Laila's birth

    The rebels Migs killed Doud Khah. They attacked the presidential palace. The communist rebels estabilished a Revolutionary Council and Afghanistan became Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

  • Russia was fighting against the Afghan rebels, helped by America (Reagan)

  • Jalil goes to Mariam's house

    Mariam doesn't want to open the door, she doesn't want to see him.

  • Laila realizes she is in love with Tariq

    Tariq was her bestfriend...
    At the same time Soviets signed a treaty. They were leaving Afghanistan.

  • The Soviet Union crumbled

    Many soviet republics declared their independence: Lituania, Estonia, Ukraine. Republic of Russia was born. In kabul Najibullah tried to reach a settlement with the Mujahideen but they balked. In April the various communist regimes were all defeated.

  • Tariq left for Pakistan

  • Laila's parents died in an explosion

    Laila was wounded. She saw her parents dying in front of her eyes.

  • Marriage of Laila and Rasheed

    Laila marries Rasheed but she's waiting for a child from Tariq

  • Laila gave birth to Aziza

  • Mariam and Laila became friends

  • Mariam and Laila tried to escape, but they failed

    The consequences will be very bad for them. Rasheed will use violence against them.

  • Taliban arrived to Kabul

    The islamic emirate of Afghanistan was born, its laws were very restrictive for all people. They desctroyed all works of art, culture and religion.

  • Laila is waiting for her second child

    Now she's waiting Rasheed's son, Zalmai

  • Laila gives birth to Zalmai

    Obviously he will be Rasheed's favorite son.

  • Rasheed's shop burned. They have to sell everything

  • Mariam discovers that Jalil is dead.

    Mariam was calling him for help but she discovers he was died in 1987

  • Taliban become terrorists against US (Bush)

    They destroyed the giant Buddha, they detonated their explosives inside the two thousand year old statues.

  • Aziza is taken to an orphanage

    To allow her to eat

  • Tariq returns

    He goes to Laila's house and sees she has children.

  • Mariam kills Rasheed

    He was being excessively violent with Laila, because he was jealous, so she did the right thing.

  • Laila leaves with Tariq and the children

  • Mariam's sacrifice

    Mariam doesn't go with Laila, she decides to remain and report the police that she has killed Rasheed, so that Laila and her new family can live their life in tranquillity.

  • Attack to the Twin Towers of New York

  • Laila and Tariq return to Kabul

    Laila goes to Herat where Mariam had lived once, and she received a box destined to Mariam by Jalil. She finds Jalil's letter

  • Taliban's defeat

    The coalition forces drove the Taliban out of every major city.

  • Restructuration of the orphanage

    Laila now works with Tariq at the orphanage. This has been possible thanks to Mariam's heredity.

  • Laila is waiting for the third child

    If it's a girl, her name will be Mariam.