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Baba's desicion to make orphange
As it states in the book "In the late 1960s, when I was five or six, Baba decided to build an orphanage"(Hosseini 13). In this quote Amir is explaining the first few steps to him making his orphanage. This was a very important project for Baba and he had spent most of his time working on it. -
Hassan's birth
As it states in the book "It was there, in that I lived in that little shack, that Hassan was born in the winter of !964, just one year after my mother died giving birth to me"(Hosseini 6 ).In this quote Amir tells us when Hassan is born. He also explains his birth and how his mother passed way during his birth. -
Sanabubar ran away with a group of singers and dancers
As it states in the book "None of us had seen Sanaubar since she have eloped with a band of singers and dancers in 1964..."(Hosseini 210). In this quote Amir is telling where she ran away after she had given birth to Hassan. It also says how long they have not seen her. -
Baba's break from construction of orphanage
As it states in the book "In 1970, Baba took a break from the construction of the orphanage and flew to Tehran for a month to watch the World Cup Games on television... "(Hosseini 20). As we found out Baba loves soccer he loved it when he was younger too. Baba is very disappointed in Amir for not loving this sport as much as he loves. -
Tells Hassan a made up story
pg30 important becuse firrst time he realized that he was actully good at writting and story telling. -
King got murdered
As it states in the book "They weren't shooting ducks after all. As it turned out they hadn't shot much of anything that night of July 17, 1973. Kabul awoke the next morning to find that the monarchy was a thing in the past"(Hosseini 36 ).In this quote Amir explains what the noises that they had heard really were. They also explain what happened to there government and how it changed over night. -
Last time Amir saw Hassan run kite
As it states in the book "In the winter of 1975, I saw Hassan run a kite for the last time"(Hosseini 55). In this quote Amir explains that that was the last time he had run a kite. This was also important because it was the on they won and also the one that caused Assef too rape Hassan. -
Amir 13th Birthday
As it states in the book "I turned thirteen that summer of 1976, Afghanistan's next to last summer of peace and anonymity"(Hosseini 93). In this quote Amir explains that is this going to be that last normal summer in Kabul. He especially explained the last summer of peace. -
Russia first invaded Kabul
As it states in the article "The first Soviet troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979..."(New York Times). -
Baba and Amir get to America
As it states in the book "Baba loved the idea of America. It was living in America that gave him a an ulcer "(Hosseini 125). In this quote Amir explains that Baba loves America. But is not to happy to live in America he rather live in Kabul with their family. -
Baba and Amir visit Peshawar
As the quote states "I remembered Peshawar pretty well from the few months Baba spent there in 1981"(Hosseini 195). In this quote, Amir is describing how vivid his image of Peshawar was from the months he and Baba had stayed before. He also describes it in a very descriptive picture. -
Baba and Amir flee Kabul
As it states in the book "My innards had been roiling since we'd left Kabul just after two in the morning"(Hosseini 110).In this quote Amir mentions Baba and himself leaving Kabul.This is very important because Kabul has gotten to dangerous so they fleeted to be safer. -
Amir graduates from high school in America
As it states in the book "That summer of 1983, I graduated from high school at the age of twenty, by far the oldest senior tossing his mortarboard on the football field that day "(Hosseini 131). in this quote Amir tells us his accomplishment of graduating high school in America when he had only lived there for a short time. This shows how smart Amir really is in academics. -
Last Soviet troops left
As it states in the article "Eventually, After peace talks moderated by the United Nations, the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan in February 1989..."(New York Times). -
Soraya breaks news to parents about infertility
As Amir explains in the book," Soraya broke the news to her parents the weekend after our last visit with Dr. Rosen. We were sitting on a picnic chairs in the Taheris' backyard, grilling trout and sipping yogurt dogh. It was an early evening in March 1991"(Hosseini 186). In this quote, Soraya reveals the truth about how she can not get pregnant with Amir's baby. This disappoints them and they also believe that it is not meant to be. -
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Mujahedin forces showered Kabul with rockets
As it says in the book "the same mountains from which Mujahedin forces had showered Kabul with rockets between 1992 and 1996 inflicting much of the damage I was witnessing now"(Hosseini 245). In this quote Amir is explaining why Kabul is different in appearance then from his childhood and how it is not the same not just in appearance. This means that the affect on Kabul was extreme and it also affected how Amir perceived it. -
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Taliban take over
As it states in the article "The Taliban grew out of a student movement dedicated to purifying the country..."(New York Times). -
Amir gets a call from Rahim Khan to come to pakistan
As it states in the book "I lowered the phone into the cradle and stared at it for a long time...'I have to go to Pakistan'"(Hosseini 191). In this quote Amir has received a call from Rahim Khan telling him that he is very sick. He also wants to see him before he dies. -
United States become Involved in Afghasistan
When the writer says "The United States has been military involved in Afghanistan since 2001..."(New York Times). -
The Taliban Resurgence
As it states in the article "Despite their defeat in 2001, the Taliban continued to wage a guerrilla warfare from a base in the mountainous and largely lawless tribal area on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border"(New York Times). -
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United States joins opposing sides against the Taliban post 9/11
As it is written in the article "When it refused, the united States joined forces with rebel groups that had never accepted Taliban rule..."(New York Times). -
Hamid Karzai was elected as interim president ad hoped to make peace
As the writer states "He [Hamid Karzai] took office as interim president in June 2002, saying he hoped to secure peace for Afghanistan and win the country much-needed international aid"(New York Times). -
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Obama wants to increase ties with Afghanistan
As it states in the article "Mr. Obama's plan to widen United States involvement in Afghanistan was shaped by a debate in which Vice President Biden warned against getting into political and military quagmire... "(New York Times). -
Speech by Mr. Obama explaining his plan
As it states in the article "In a speech delivered Dec. 1, 2009, at West Point, Mr. Obama announced his plan to deploy 30,000 additional troops. He vowed to start bringing in American forces home from Afghanistan in the middle of 2011..."(New York Times). -
United States will have forces in country
As it states in the article "the United States will have forces in the country until at least the end of 2014 when it intends to pass responsibility for security to the Afgan government"(New York Times)