Kite Runner and the History of Afghanistan

The Beginning of modern Afgahnistan was 1747

1747

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad09

Kabul was taken over by an Afghan tribe in 1818

1818

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad09

The British Afghan War

Period: 1838 to 1921

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/asia-jan-june11-timeline-afghanistan

Afghans defeated the British in 1921

1921

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/asia-jan-june11-timeline-afghanistan

Hassan being born in a small shack after AMir's mom dies giving birth to hime a year earlier

Period: Jul 31, 1964 to 1988

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Amir and Hassan in the kite tournament

Period: Dec 27, 1975 to Dec 27, 1975

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Hassan tells Amir about his dream of the monster in the lake

1976

I got this from the book

Amir witnessing Assef raping Hassan and running

1976

In the 7th chapter this is where this took place

The first time Amir hears gunfire and also considered the beginning of the e nd

Period: Feb 23, 1978 to 2001

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Amir and Baba were in the back of the truck when a russian soldier tells Karim the bus driver if you want to pass we need that woman for half an hour, then baba steps in tells him no almost gets shot and another soldier stopped the other soldier.

Period: Mar 9, 1981 to 1981

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Amir and his wife can't have a baby, they talk adoption even and his wife and his father in law didn't like the idea.

Period: Jun 15, 1988 to 1988

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The prime minister of Afghanistan Hafizullah Amin got shot or comited suicide the day of the soviet invasion

1989

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad09

The Taliban take over Kabul.

Period: May 24, 1996 to 2001

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The phone call from Rahim Khan for him to visit in Pakistan

Period: Jun 26, 2001 to Jun 26, 2001

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After Amir rescues Sohrab when he brings him to the U.S he notices he's never happy so he took him kiting and said " for you a thousand time over" and that was the first smile he saw Sohrab do.

Period: Mar 17, 2002 to Mar 17, 2002

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