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Mariam is Born
Mariam was born in the Spring of 1959 -
Zahir Shah asked to Resign
In 1963, King Zahir Shah was asked to resign, but he served one more term. -
Mohammad Sardar Daoud Khan Came to Power
Mohammad Sardar Daoud Khan seized power from Zahir Shah in 1973 and declared a republic with himself as the President and Prime Minister. -
Miriam Goes to Herat
It was in the Spring of 1974 when Miriam went to Herat to see Jalil. Jalil made her sleep outside that night. -
Miriam Returns to the Kolba
When Miriam returns to the Kolba the next day, she finds Nana dead from suicide. -
Miriam is Married Off
After spending about a week with Jalil, Miriam is married off to Rasheed and she moves to Kabul. -
Laila is Born
In 1978, Laila was born. -
Mir Akbar Khyber was Murdered
On April 17, 1978, Mir Akbar Khyber was found murdered. Two days later on April 19, 1978, there was a large demonstration in Kabul. Miriam and Rasheed do not join their neighbors. -
Miriam's Miscarraiges
It is around this time in the spring of 1978 that Miriam sufferes her sixth miscarraige in four years. Miriam became increasingly depressed with each miscarraige and Rasheed became much more remote and resentful towards Miriam. -
Return of Jalil
Jalil tries to speak to Mariam and tell her he is dying. She will not go and speak with him. -
Tariq Becomes Crippled
Tariq steps on a land mine and loses his leg. -
Mujahideen Recieve Aid
Weapons come from the United Staes, Britian, and China. -
Babi Visits the Buddha Statues
Laila, Tariq, and Babi visit the Buddha Statues. This is where Laila hears her father talk about how much he loves her Mammy. This is a really happy moment in her life. -
Peace Treaty
Afganistan, USSR, United States, and Pakistan sign treaty and soviets begin to leave. -
Al-Qaida is Formed
Started by Osama Bin Laden to fight against the Soviets. -
Soviets leave Herat
The Soviets began to leave the country and they finally leave the city. -
The Death of Noor and Ahmad
Laila's brothers, Noor and Ahmad are killed. Her mother almost goes mad because of depression. -
Najibullah Overthrown
Najibullah's government is overthrown by members of Islam and Mujahadeen. -
Najibullah Surrenders
Najibullah Surrenders and Mujahideen come to Herat -
Laila Drops out of School
The streets become very dangerous so Laila's father teaches her at home. -
Tariq and Laila have Sex
Right before Tariq is about to leave for Pakistan they have sex. Tariq also asks her to come with him and for her to marry him, but she refuses. -
Tariq and his parents leave for Pakistan
It has become to dangerous and Tariq and his family have decided to leave. -
Laila is Getting ready to Leave
Laila is almost hit with a stray bullet. Mammy finally realizes the danger in staying and agrees they should leave. -
Mammy and Babi die
As they were packing to leave a rocket hit Laila's house with her parents still inside. -
Tariq is "dead"
Abdul Sharif tells Laila that Tariq is dead. -
Rasheed Proposes to Laila
Laila has no where to go, so Rasheed says that he will marry her. -
Laila is pregnant
Laila tells Rasheed that he got her pregnant, but it is actually Tariq's child. -
Aziza is Born
Laila's first child is born, it is a girl and she names her Aziza. -
An Attempt to Run Away
Laila and Mariam try to run away with Aziza. A man takes their money and tells the authorities what they are doing. Rasheed is furious! -
The Taliban Arrive
The Taliban arrive in Herat and make a lot of new strict rules that everyone must follow. -
Laila Considers Abortion
Laila doesn't want to give birth to Rasheed's child so she considers giving herself and abortion. -
Zalmai is Born
Laila gives birth to her son Zalmai. Zalmai is Rasheed's son and is Rasheed's favorite. -
Titanic is Afganistan
The movie Tatanic becomes huge in Afganistan and everyone wants to buy merchandise from this movie.
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Taliban Destroy Buddhist Statues
Taliban destroy beautiful works of art because it is not about their religion. -
Aziza is taken to the orphanage
Aziza is taken to the orphanage because they don't have enough food to feed all of them. -
Mariam kills Rasheed
Rasheed has always been abusive. He was mad at Laila for meeting with Tariq, another man, in their own home without him there. He was trying to kill Laila, but before he succeeded Mariam hits him on the head with a shovel and kills him. -
Tariq Comes Back
Tariq isn't really dead, Rasheed made up the story so Laila wouldn't run away. She invites him over and they catch up while Rasheed is at work. -
Laila and Tariq Leave
Laila, Tariq, Aziza, and Zalmai leave to get away from all of the killing in Afganistan. -
Laila and Tariq get married
Laila starts a new life with Tariq and her children by getting married to Tariq. -
Mariam Dies
Because Mariam killed Rasheed she is put into jail then killed in front of many people. -
Ahmad Shah Massod is Killed
Leader of the Northern Alliance is killed by suicide bombers. -
Twin Towers Fall
Laila and Tariq watch the twin towers fall on tv. -
Terrorist Attacks on the United States
al-Quaeda attacks the United States by hijacking four planes and crashing two of the planes into the two World Trade Center Towers, one into the Pentagon, and the fourth was crash landed by passngers on the flight taking over the controls from the terrorists.
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US Bombing
The US began bombing Afghanistan because they would not surrender Osama Bin Laden. -
Interim Governemnt
Deal is made for interim government in Germany. -
Taliban Collapses
Taliban government loses control over Afghanistan. -
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai is made head of interim government. -
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai is elected as interim head of state. -
Return to Afganistan
Laila misses where her and Tariq grew up. They decide to go back to Afganistan because the fighting has stopped and they would be able to have a good life there. -
Mariam's Old Home
Laila visits Mariam's old home and feels her by her and growing up. It was how Laila said goodbye and thank you for everything. -
United States Attacks
The United States started offecsive attack against Kandahar and Al-Qaeda. -
Laila Becomes Somebody (Like her friends said)
Laila now teaches at the orphanage where htey had to send Aziza. -
NATO
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) controls security in Kabul. -
New Constitution
Afganistan adopts a new constitution to try and hold peace.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/afghan.law.reut/
