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New Reign of Afghanistan
Also the year Baba was born, this was the time that a man named Zahir Shah began his reign of Afghanistan for about forty years. -
The Year Hassan was born
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Amir and Hassan
The year that Amir sees Hassan being raped and ignores it. He runs away as if a coward and leaves Hassan with Assef. -
A Year Before no Peace
This was the last summer in Afghanistan that was peaceful. -
Birthday
The yaer Amir turns 13 and Ali and Hassan quit working for Baba. -
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Afghanistan
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Soviet Troops into Kabul
On December 27, 1979, the first soviet Troops came into Kabul and stayed for around nine years. They went to Kabul in order to help Babrak Karmel (pres. of Afghan Communist leadership) According to Moscow, they only came because they heard a cry for help from the Karmal Government. However, many say that they went to Kabul to replace Afghan's ;eader, Hafizullah AMin. -
FREMONT, CA
Baba and Amir are living in Fremont, California after they escaped from Afghanistan -
Escape from Afghanistan
the year that Baba and Amir escape Kabul, Afghanistan -
Baba is Sick
Shortly after Baba is told he has lung cancer, he dies peacefully in his sleep. -
Marriage
The year Baba and Soraya fall in love and get married -
Soviet Troops Leave Afghanistan
After 9 years of the Soviet troops in Kabul, they finally leave. -
Hassan's son
The year that Sanubar had her baby, and the father was Hassan. -
Northern Alliance Begins Taking over Kabul
Northern Alliance Begins Taking over Kabul and different factions claimed different parts of Kabul. This meant that if you tried to go from faction to faction you risked, "getting shot by a sniper or getting blown up by a rocket --if you got past all the checkpoints, that was. You practically needed a visa to go from one checkpoint to the other." -
Mullah Omar and his Followers
The dominant ethnic group from the Taloban called the Pashtun carried a member named Mullah Omar. This group of men, who negatively looked upon the Soviets, raped and abused a girl. By lying and saying that he would "restore the centrality of Islam to daily life," he gained around 12,000 followers by late 1994. -
Pakistan Makes New Rules
In relation to the Taliban, Pakistan started to support Mullah Omar's men and helped them in battle. -
Destruction of Buddah Statues
After Osama Bin Laden and Al Queda get to the Airport, Al queda told Mullah Omar to destroy 800 year old Buddah Statues and "act condemmed" aorund the world. Although they got intensly critisized, there were no changes in Taliban's harsh ways. -
Islamic Group Seizes Control
"The United States has been militarily involved in Afghanistan since 2001, when it led an invasion after the September 11 attacks by Al Queda. The group had been given safe haven in the countryby the Taliban, the extremist Islamic group that had seized control in 1996 after years of civil war." (p.1, NY Times) -
Taliban Takes Complete Control Over Afghanistan
Taliban Takes Complete Control Over Afghanistan by enforcing Islamic Law, forcing women out of schools and into certain clothing, and banning music and movies. -
Ghazi Stadium
A soccer game with Kabul is against Mazar-i-Sharif in which the player were not allowed to wear shorts. A character in The Kite Runner was threatened and hurt for cheering loudly in the audience. -
Amir Leaves
Amir decides to venture to Afghanistan to find Hassan's son and bring him to America. -
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World Trade Center Attack by Al Queda
After this major event, George Bush gave demanded Taliban for custody of Osama Bin Laden. The Taliban didn't hand him over, so the US "joined forces" with rebel groups that didn't join the Taliban. Because of this, Taliban authority was ruled out of most Afghan cities soon after. -
Amir has a brother
After years of not knowing, Amir finally discovers that he and Hassan are half brothers. Rahim Khan tells Amir this, which sends him back to Afghanistan to find Hassan's son. -
Amir and Family
Amir takes others to a park in fremont -
The Karzai Government
A man named Hamid Karzai, a former king and supporter of Mohammad Zahir Shah, became leader of his country, Afghanistan, in June, 2002. Then, in 2004, he was elcted to five years as president. Although the White House favored him, the Afghans blamed him for corrupt officials and slow economic progress. -
Barack Obama's Speech
On December 1st, 2009, Mr.Obama gave a speech about his plan to open 30,000 more troops, but take home American Soldiers from Afghanistan in 2011. -
Obama Missing his Deadline
By Jully, 2011, Obama administration said that they will have to keep the troops in Afghanistan until 2014.