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the king is overthrown while he was away in Italy and the government changes with a bloodless revolt
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afhanistan was ruled by king shah. on July 17, 1973 when the king was on vacation, mohammed daoud khan seized power. he was king shah's cousin and a former prime minister of Afghanistan
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in winter 1975, Hassan and Amir decide to join a kite flying contest. they end up winning the contest. later that day Hassan gets raped by Assef in the alley
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baba and amir leave Afghanistan for the US because of the soviet invasion.
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baba dies in his sleep when he finally starts to give amir the approval and support he craved so much as a boy
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the Taliban went to babas house and found hassan and his family there. hassan said he was taking care of the house for a friend and they called him a liar because they didnt believe him. they made him then kneel in the street and shot him in the head
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After all of the events that had happened around September 11, 2001. the United States invaded Afghanistan and overthrew the taliban