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The first major event that occurs in the Kite Runner storyline. The whole book revolves around Amir and his actions, along with his relationships with other people.
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Amir wins the kite contest to try and gain respect from Baba. On the same day Hassan gets sexually assaulted by Assef and his friends.
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Soviet troops invade Afghanistan and overthrow former prime minister Hufizullah Amin from power. Soon after, Babrack Karmal becomes the new president of Afghanistan.
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Amir and Baba were forced out of Kabul due to the invasion that had started in Afghanistan with Russia. Within the next year they soon arrive in San Francisco.
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Amir and Soraya get married in 1985 and in 1986 Baba dies due to not taking his medication. Within the next half-decade, Hassan's son (Sohrab) is born.
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Mujahedeen took control of the capital, Kabul and president Nujibullah get stripped of their power. Militias in Afghanistan compete for power.
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The Taliban takes over the country and inflict very harsh laws upon the people. They ban women from work and use brutal punishments like stoning to death to enforce it.
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Rahim Khan calls Amir telling him to go back to Kabul and rescue Hassan's son, Sohrab. This was a way for Amir to repay Hassan for how he treated him even though Hassan had passed.
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On this day Al Qaeda started a war with the United States by attacking the US world trade center buildings in New York. Taking the lives of thousands of people working in the buildings.
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Allied forces try their best to push out both Al Qaeda and the Taliban by taking away their power.
