Main events in "A Thousand Splendid Suns" By facebooker_1652551588199338 1978 Laila's birth 1979 Russia vs Afghanistan 1987 Jalil goes to Mariam's house 1988 Laila fell in love with Tariq 1992 The Soviet Union crumbied. 1992 There is an explosion in which Laila's parents died. There is the marriage of Laila and rasheed and Tariq left for Pakistan 1993 Aziza's birth 1994 Mariam and Laila want to escape, but they failed 1996 Taliban arrived to Kabul and Laila is pregnant 1997 Zalmai's birth 2000 Mariam discovers that Jail is dead 2001 Mariam's sacrifice. Laila leaves with Tariw and the children. Mariam kills Rasheed. Tariq returns 2002 Laila and Tariq return to Kabul. Taliban's defeat 2003 Laila is waiting for the third child