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Kite Running Tournament Starts
Amir said, "I had never seen so many people on our street"(60). This shows that Kite Running is a big deal in Afghanistan. Kids are slso in a lot of pressure to impress their parents. -
Hassan is Raped by Assef
Amir said,"For a week, I barely saw Hassan"(80). Amir was ashamed of himself for not doing anything and he is taking it out on Hassan. Amir should be comforting hid friend and to talk to him more not less. -
Amir Has His Birthday Party
Amir said, "Baba's motto about throwig parties was this: Invite the whole world or it's not a party"(93). That is what he did, Baba invited a lot of people to the party. Amir's party was the talk of the town. -
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History of Afghanistan
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Soviet Union Invades
The article said," Has known little peace since 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded"(1). -
Rahim Khan Moves Into Baba's Old House
Amir Said, "So he'd given the house to Rahim Khan to keep watch over until that day"(199). It was dangerous back then and war was breaking out all over Afghanistan. People could no longer be trusted. -
Baba and Amir Escape From Kabul
Amir shows his true feelings on leaving Kabul, when he says, "My innards had been roiling since we'd left Kabul just after two in the morning"(110). He is sad and scared about leaving Kabul because he has no idea what lies beyond it. He also foreshadows that bad things are going to happen, due to the fact that they left so early in the morning. -
Baba Buys a Van
Amir said, "The neighbors' heads turned the afterenoon the bus sputtered up the street and farted its way across our lot"(137). The van was a piece of junk. It made so much noise that peoples' heads would turn when it moved. -
Rahim Khan Goes to Hazarajat
Rahim Khan said, "Your father told me he and Hassan had moved to a small village just outside Bamiyan"(204). He moved to find people he used to know. He wanted to get back in touch with people. -
Amir Finishes His First Novel
Amir said, "I sent query letters to a dozen agencies and was stunned one August day when I opened our maibox and found a request fron a New York agency for the completed manuscript"(182). Amir needs to have more pride, because he is a great writer and one company was bound to discover him. He needs to be less humble because he needs confidence to write a good book. -
Soviet Troops Leave
The srticle said," The last Soviet troops left Afghanistan in February 1989"(2). -
Farzana is Pregnant Again
Rahim Khan said, "It was that same year, in the middle of the summer, that a woman covered in a sky blue knocked on the front gates one morning"(209). The year of the baby's birth a some other significant events. This woman was Hassan's mom. -
Sanaubar Meets Her Son
Rahim Khan said, "None of us had seen Sanaubar since she had eloped with a band of singers and dancers in 1964"(210). She wanted to know what she had been missing. She needed to meet her son and his family. -
Mullah Omar had almost 12,000 followers
The article said," By the end of 1994 Mullah Omar had nearly 12,000 followers"(2). -
Talaban Controls Afghanistan
The article said," The Taliban by 1996 had control of Afghanistan"(3). -
Taliban Takes Control of Kabul and Ban Kite Fighting
Rahim Khan said, "A few weeks later, the Taliban banned kite fighting"(213). They wanted the people to know that they were in charge. They established their power by taking away what people loved most. -
Osama bin Laden Arrives at Jalalabad Airport
The article said," Mr. bin Laden, who arrived by jet at Jalalabad Airport in May 1996"(3). -
Amir Gets a Call From Rahim Khan
Amir said, "I thought about a comment Rahim Khan had made just before we hung up"(192). Rahim Khan had made a huge impact on Amir when he was a kid. This one comment is the reason that Amir is going to Pakistan and he knows that he can make ammends for what he has done. -
Amir and Sohrab arrive in San Francisco
Amir sais, "|Sohrab| didn't so much live with us as occupy space"(361). He kept to himself and did not share his feelings with anyone. He was silent and was missing his old life. -
World Trade Center is Destroyed in New York
The article said," The attack on the World Trade center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001"(3). -
Hamid Karzai is Leader of Afghanistan
The article said," In December 2001, Hamid Karzai, a supporter and relative of Mohammad Zahir Shah, the exiled former king of Afghanistan, was named chairman of an interim government"(3). -
Amir Starts to Tell Story
Amir said, "I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975"(1). Something really important must have happened in 1975, because it shaped who he is. This shows that the entire story will revolve around the events that will happen on that day. -
Amir Takes Sohrab, Soraya, and Kamila to a Gathering of Afghans
Amir siad, "Afghans greeted each other, hugged, kissed, exchanged food"(366). Most people have not seen one another in a really long time and this place was like a reunion. They share stories and try to recconect with each other -
Obama Announces His Plan For Afghanistan
The article said," In a speech delivered Dec. 1, 2009, at West Point, Mr. Obama announced his plan"(4). -
Obama Administration Changed the Date of the Removal of Troops From Afganistan
The article said," Yet in a move away from the July 2011 deadline"(4). -
American Troops Leave
The article said," The United States will have forces in {Afghanistan} until at least the end of 2014"(1).