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A photo of Amirs grandfather and King Nadir Shah
Amir describes his house and a photo of his grandfather with he previous king. -
Baba is born
Baba is born and Zahir Shah reigns upon Afghanastan. -
Hassan is born.
Hassan is born in a small shack, afterwards his mother runs away with singers and dancers. -
Amir pretends o read a story to Hassan and finds out his talent for writng.
As Amir is inspired by Hassan's compliments, he does this,"That same night, I wrote my first short story"(30) . This shows that Amir's actions are influenced by others. -
The king of Afghanastan is overthrown and flees to Italy.
As Amir nararates in the story, he says," Kabul awoke the next morning to find out that the monarchy was a thing of the past. The king, Zahir Shah, was away in Italy"(36). This marks the begining of tranny of the tyranny of war for Afghanastan. -
Hassan's present for his birthday is surgery for his lip.
When Hassan and Amir are presented with Hassan's gift, at first they're confused. All that was there was a man, who had said,"my job is to fix things on people's bodies.Sometimes their faces"(45). The scar on Hassan's face foreshadows the future and is symbolic to the story. -
Amir and Baba begin to have a good relationship
Amir admits he and Baba get along when he says,"It was good and i believed it would last.And Baba believed it too, I think"(87). Amir and Baba's move to California has aided their relationship together more positively. -
The kite tournament is first held in Amir's neighborhood.
Amir describes the kite tournament as he says," Usally, each neighborhood held its own competition.But that year, the tournament was going to be held in my neighborhood"(55). The kite tournament is a special event for Hassan and Amir that is a signifigance to the stories developement. -
First troops parachute into Afghanastan
New York Times states," The first Soviet troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979, to assist Babrak Karmal"(The New York Times 2). -
Amir and Baba make it to Fremont California to live out the rest of their lives.
As their long journey comes to an end Amir describes life in California for his father when he says,"But the Bay Area smog stung his eyes, the traffic noise gave him headaches, and the pollen made him cough"(126). -
Rahim Khan and Baba have agreed for Rahim Khan to live in Baba's house for the war.
Amir tells of what Rahim Khan had said to him in a conversation as he says"He told me that, as arranged between Baba and him, he had lived in Baba's house"(199). Knowing that Rahim Khan has persevered living in Baba's house out of the respect of Baba. -
Amir and Baba escape on a truck to California
When Amir and Baba escape from their old town, Amir says'" There were others, in all about a dozen, including Baba and me sitting with our suitcases between our legs. cramped with these strangers in the tarpaulin-covered cab of an old russian truck"(110). This illustrates Amir and Babas' struggles of escaping Afghanastan. -
Soviets withdraw from Afghanastan
Amir releases his first book as he remarks,"In the summer of 1988, about six months before the soviets withdrew from Afghanastan, I finished my first novel"(182). In America, Amir has proven to be quite popular releasing his first book. -
U.S. aids rebels in fighting off Soviets
According to The New York Times,"After 1986, the Soviet Air Force was also rendered largely useless by the advanced Stinger Aircraft missilies supplied by the United States to the rebels"(New York TImes 2). -
Hassan's wife Farzana, becomes pregnant again. Hassan meets his mother for the first time.
As Farzanais inpregnated again, Amir describes seeing Hassan's mother when he says,"It was that same year in the middle of the summer, that a womancovered in a sky blue burqa knocked on the front gates one mourning"(209). Hassan seeing his mother for the first time before she died his a sad but happy part of the novel. -
Soraya reveals to her parents that she cannot bare a child.
Soraya finds out she cannot bare a child as further told by Amir as he says,"Soyraya broke the news to her parents the weekend after our last visit with Dr. Rosen"(186). Hassan and his wife are crushed by the fact that they cannot bare children telling Soyraya parents which is disapointing especialy for Afghan religion. -
Northern Alliance takes over Kabul
Between 1992 and 1996 Amir says,"Different factions claimed different parts of Kabul"(199). this shows the time the violence has occured and what damage it has done to Afghanastan. -
Power is divided by warlords
The New YOrk TImes says,"power was anarchyically divided amoung competeing warlords and individual fiefdoms"(The New York Times2). -
Mullah Omar gains 12,000 followers
The tailiban firsts actions take place when as The New York Times says,"Mullah Omar, a Pashtun who had lost an eye fighting the Soviets, gathered a small band of men and attacked a group of warlords who had raped a girl and shaved her head"(The New York Times 2). -
Pakistani intlligence aids Omar
According to The New York Times,"Pakistani intelligence officers began funneling arms, moeny and supplies to Mullah Omar's men,as well as military advisers to help guide them in battle,"(The New York Times 3). -
Fights between factions is described in Afghanastan
Amir tells how life is during the war in Afghanastan from what Rahim Khan had told him, when he further says," the Shorawi were defeated and long gone and Kabul belonged to Massoud, Rabani, and the Mujahedin"(212). this shows readers that violenece has not ended in Afghanastan. -
Taliban has taken over Afghanastan
The New York Times states," Buoyed by Pakistani aid, the Taliban by 1996 had taken control of Afghanastan"( The New York Times 3). -
Rahim Khan is attacked and scared by a patrol officer.
As Rahim Khan tells his story he remarks about what happened to his forehead as he further says,"he walked up to me and struck me on the forehead with the butt of his Klashnikov"(199). Rahim Khan getting attacked shows that violence in Afghanastan stills lingers with no justice or piece. -
Attack of Al Qaeda on U.S. World Trade Center
The U.S. became involved withe afghanastan when,"it led an inavasion after the sept. 11 attacks by Al Qaeda."(The New York Times 1). -
Amir hears from Rahim Khan requesting him to come back to Pakistan.
After living in California for quite sometime, Amir receives a call from Rahim Khan as he says,"One day last summer, my friend Rahim Khan called from Pakistan. He asked me to come see him"(1). This exemplifies that a friend from the past creates a serious tone to the novel. -
Hamid Karzai becomes president
From the article, The New York Times states," Mr.Karzai was elected to a five-year term as president in 2004"(The New York Times 3). -
Obama's plan
Obama plans out the future when the NewYork Times says,"Though intialplans called for American combat forces to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in the summer of 2011"(The New York Times 1). -
Obama's new plan for all troops in Afghan to return
Obama promises the end of fighting in Afghanastan when he says,"United States will have forces in the country until at least the end of 2014(The Newyork Times 1).