A Thousand Splendid Sus By facebooker_859919484347072 1953 Mohammed Doud Becomes Prime Minister (HA) 1956 Soviet leader Nikila Khrushchev forms alliance with Afghanistan (HA) Apr 2, 1959 Mariam is born (n) ~1960 1973 Khan overthrows King Mohammed Zahir Shah (HA) 1974 Mariam is pregnant and loses the baby 2 days later (n) ~1970 1974 Soviet invade and create communist government (HA) Apr 10, 1974 Mariam Gets Married (n) ~1970 1978 Khan is killed is pro Soviet coup (HA) 1979 American Ambassador Adolph Dub is killed (HA) 1982 Al Qaida is formed (HA) 1989 Soviets leaves Herat (n) ~1990 Jun 5, 1992 Laila drops out of school (n) ~1992 Aug 20, 1992 Mammy agrees to leave Afghanistan (n) ~1992 1993 Aziza is born (n) ~05/1993 1996 Taliban seize control of Kabul (HA) 1996 Hamas Operative `yahya ayyash is killed by the an Israel panted booby trapped cell phone (WE) 1996 King Husseini of Jordan visits Israel (WE) 1997 Taliban is Recognize by Afghanistan government 1998 US launches missle strikes (HA) 1998 Russian Troops arrived in Bosnia (Joint Operation with U.S) (WE) Jan 1, 1998 All California bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free (WE) Jan 19, 2001 Joanin "El Chapo" Guzman is Captured (WE) Jun 16, 2001 Mariam dies (n) ~2001 Jul 5, 2002 Laila wants to return to Afghanistan (n) ~2002 2003 Laila is now a teacher at the orphanage (n) ~2003