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Amir is born and mother dies
Hassan was born "in the winter of 1964, just one year after my mother died giving birth to me." (Hosseini 6). This shows how Amir's mother died one year before Hassan was born. She died giving birth to Amir. -
Hassan is born
Hassan was born "in that little shack...in the winter of 1964". This shows how Hassan had no medical treatment at birth. He was just born in a shack with no doctors. -
Amir and Hassan Kite Contest
When kite contest was near, "[Amir] saw Hassan run a kite for the last time" (Hosseini 55). This shows how Amir foreshadowed this happening. He told the reader before it happened. -
Hassan and Ali leave
When Hassan turned thirteen in 1976, ([amir and Ali] are leaving... Life here is impossible now." (Hosseini 106). This shows how Ali could not stay because of what happened to Hassan. He left to protect him from Amir. -
soviet Union take afghanistan
Soviet Union take afghanistan and they " have known little peace" -
Soviet Union stay
Soviet troops came in and "stayed in the country for more than 9 years" -
Amir and Baba escape Kabul
" My innards have been rolling since we left Kabul" (Hosseini 110). This shows how Amir and Baba left Kabul. They had to leave because of the terrible conditions there. -
Russian take over Kabul
Amir completly frightened by the journey away, said that "it had to be a dream...no grim faced Russians,no tanks..." (Hosseini 113). Amir prayed that none of this was happening. He wanted his old life back with Hassan. -
Baba causes trouble at the grocery store
At the grocery store when baba was buying food with a check, Mr Nyugen "asked for [Baba]s license...we've bought his damn fruits for two years and he wants to see my license!" (Hosseini 127). This shows how Baba is not familiar with US customs. He does not know things of daily life because he is new to US. -
Amir graduates high school
In 1983, "Amir graduated high school at the age of twenty,by far the oldest senior" (Hosseini 131). This shows how Amir is too old when he graduates. He graduates at such an age because he just arrived in US. He needed to retake many classes. -
Amir gets married
Before Amir would lose his chance, "[Amir] wants [Baba] to ask General Taheri for his daughters hand." (Hosseini 161). This was Baba's last thing he could do for Amir. Baba and Amir were ready for it and Baba was very happy for him. -
Soviets Leave
After UN talk to soviets "Soviet troops left Afghanistan" -
Amir publishes his first novel
Amir first novel was "released...and became a minor celebrity" (Hosseini 183). Amir first big accomplishment in life has been established. He was a natural writer and everyone knew he was going to be a writer. -
Soviets leave Afghanistan
The year Amir's book was published was also "the year that the [soviets] completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan" (Hosseini 183). After the soviets took the land for so long, they finally left. The Afghan people should all be very happy. -
Sanaubar comes back
When Hassan saw his mother, he "dropped her hand and bolted out of the house" (Hosseini 210). Hassan could not stand to see his mother after all those years. He was surprised and mad. Seeing his mother made him mad because she left him for so long. -
Power divided
During the summer, "power was anarchically divided among competin warlords." -
Mullah Omar
Mullah Omar was widely supported and " by the end of 1994, Mullah had nearly 12000 followers". -
Bin Laden arrives.
Protected by the Taliban, " Bin Laden arrives...in May 1996 -
Taliban comes in Afghanistan
When the Taliban came in, "people were celebrating...peace at last" (Hosseini 200). This shows how everyone thought the Taliban were there to help them. They were fed up with all the fighting. They thought the Taliban was a sign of hope. -
Rahim Khan calls
When Rahim called, he reminded Amir "that's there is a way to be good again" (Hosseini 192). The guilt of watching Hassan being violated was too much for Amir. He had always wanted to atone for his sins. He now has a chance to do that. -
World trade center attacked
On september 11 2001, the taliban "attacked the World Trade Center in New York". -
karzai elected
the exiled king of afghanistan "was named chairman of an interim gov" -
Sohrab accepts Amir
Sonoran flew kites with Amir and showed "a smile. Hardly there. But there." (Hosseini 371). This shows how Sohrab took over Hassan's talent of kite fights. He showed a hint of happiness, which was all that was needed for Amir to know that he atoned for some of his sins. -
Obamas speech
in 2001, obama said that he "plans to deploy 30,000 troops". -
Prediction of withdrawal of troops.
Obama said that he will "have forces in the country until at least the end of 2014"