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Amir recalls that "Hassan was born in the winter of 1964,
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Amir recalls that "Hassan was born in the winter of 1964,
just one year after my mother died giving birth to me." (3) This shows that Baba could indeed be the father of both. -
Amir remembers "Just after Hassan’s
harelip surgery" (118) This was most likely Baba's work and we start to see that Hassan is Baba's son. -
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Assef wants the 2nd place kite that Hassan is trying to get for Amir and bullies him to get it. When Hassan stands his ground Assef rapes him. Amir had a choice "I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan [...] [o]r I could run," (Hosseini 77).
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Amir "turned thirteen that summer of 1976," (Hosseini 93) and the tension between Amir, Hassan, and Assef rises. Rahim Khan also grows close to him by giving him a gift, a notebook, which is the only gift Amir accually values.
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"The first Soviet troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979, to assist Babrak Karmal," (Afganistan- An Overview 2) and this ened the peace and prosperity in Afghanistan.
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In March 1981 Baba and Amir flee to America. Amir is not happy about the change and thinks to himself "What was I doing on this road in the middle of the night? I should have been in
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When Amir is asked “You are married? To whom?''Her name is Soraya Taheri.” This shows that in all the chaos, he still has time for himself.
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Amir says that Baba "had withered--there was simply no other word for it," (65).
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"[T]he Soviet Air Force was also rendered largely useless," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 2) because of the advanced weapons given to the rebels by the US.
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"IN THE SUMMER of 1988, about six months before the Soviets withdrew from
Afghanistan, I finished my first novel," (100) thus becoming the writer he always wanted to become. This is signifigant because even though all this happene to Amir, he still lives on his childhood dream of becoming a writer. -
"Eventually after peace talks moderated by the United Nations, the last Soviet troops left," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 2) and Afghanistan was left destroyed by war.
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Amir knows that "In early 1990, Farzana became pregnant again." (114). This is importtant because Sohrab is important to the story. It is also important that Sohrab's mother is a Hazarra because that is part of why she was killed.
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"After Soviet forces departed, [...] power was anarchically divieded among competing warlords and indiviual fiefdoms," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 2) and none of this did any good to help Afghanistan become prosperous country it once was.
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"By the end of 1994 Mullah Omar had nearly 12,000 followers and [...] he created a geniunelly popular movement," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 2), and made himself a favorite after a long period of war.
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"Pakistani intelligene officers began funneling arms, money, and supplies to Mullah Omar's me," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 3) and this helps the already popular Mullah Omar take control.
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Helped by the Pakistani supplies, the Taliban "impos[es] strict enforement of fundamentalist Islaic law, ban[s] movies and music and forc[ed] women out of schools," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 3).
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"The Taliban also provieded a havan for Mr. bin Laden, [...] and for Al Qaeda," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 3) and was unfazed by the widespread disapproval of the Taliban's harsh measures.
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When Amir hears the news he " barely had time to deal with the fact that Hassan was dead." (119) This sends Amir on his mission to find and save Sohrab. Which will lead him to reconnect with Assef.
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Amir says “I have to go to Pakistan [..] Rahim Khan is very sick.” (104)
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Even after leaving where they were staying Sohrab still is depressed. Amir "left the room and went looking for another hotel, unaware that almost a year would pass before I would hear Sohrab speak another word."
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After the attack "President George W. Bush gave the Taliban on the ultimatum to hand over bin Laden," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 3). Once the Taliban refused the US joined forces with those who opposed Al Qoeda and Taliban leadership.
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"Hamid Karzai, [...] was named chairman of an interim government that replaced the deafeated Taliban, making him the leader of the country, (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 3).
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Ruled by Hamid Karzai
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When Karzai became interim president, he "hoped to secure peace for Afghnaistan and win the county much-needed international aid," (Afghanistan- An Overveiw 3).
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Amir remembers "Sohrab smiled shyly. 'Thank you very much,'”(180). This is an important moment because Sohrab will be depressed for a while. It is also him getting to know Amir, the man who will save his life, and adopt him.
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In 2004 "Mr. Karzai was elected to a five-year term as president,"(Afghanistan- An Overveiw 3). He was a White House favorite but he became, suddenly, less popular when an Afghan group blamed him for a lack of progress and a corrupt government.
