Kite Runner and History of Afghanistan

By Will L

  • The Economic Difficulties for Afghanistan

    It has spread throughout the whole country. The president needed sup[port for fincial aid

  • Kite runner competion

    " The boys in Kabul look up to this moment and it's an​ honor to have the last fallen kite"(Hosseini 50). It was the biggest event in Kabul. Amir always wanted to win

  • Hassan gets Raped

    "' Hassan dropped down while Assef knelt behind him"(Hosseini 75). Amir watches hassan get raped just so he can get the blue kite. It was because of his ses

  • Amir's birthday celebration

    Amir said, "All I wanted to do was be alone in my
    room, with my books, away from the people"(Hosseini 97). His dream goal is to be a writer. He never wanted to celebrate his birthday as a kid

  • 1979-1996: The Soviet Invasion and After

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    The first Soviet troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979, to assist Babrak Karmal, who had become president in a coup within the Afghan Communist leadership. Soviet troops stayed in the country for more than nine years, fighting a conflict that cost them roughly 15,000 lives and undisclosed billions of rubles, while undermining the cherished image of an invincible Soviet Army.

  • Baba and Amir immigrate to America

    Baba said, "We would pack the car with goods. Then early next morning we had sold the items for a small profit"(Hosseini 137). They finally move somewhere away from Afghanistan. They could practically have a new life

  • Baba is diagnosed with Lung Cancer

    " Amir had to start helping him into clothes and helping him to walk"(Hosseini 162) This event leads to the atoning writing for his mistakes. He also talks about how of a proud father he is and how he'd never expressed about it

  • Soroya and Amir finally get married

    General Taheri said,"We are honored to welcome the son of a man such as yourself into our family.Amir Jan as for you, I welcome you as my husband of my daughter"

  • Amir visits Rahim Khan in Pakistan

    Rahim Khan says,''The Alliance did more damage to Kabul than the Shorawi. They destroyed your father's orphanage"(Hosseini 200). The Taliban are treating others like human beings without a life. This is telling us that the Taliban are creating chaos.

  • Farzana and Hassan get killed by Taliban

    "They ordered him to kneel and shot him in the back of the head"(Hosseini 219). This is a huge event because Amir and Hassan were hanging out with each other ever since their were kids. This death foreshadowed the adoption of Sohrab

  • 1996-2001: The Taliban Takeover

    By the end of 1994 Mullah Omar had nearly 12,000 followers and was rolling up the warlords to the north and east. With his promise of restoring the centrality of Islam to daily life, he created a genuinely popular movement in a country weary of corruption and brutality.

  • The Karzai Government

    In December 2001, Hamid Karzai, a supporter and relative of Mohammad Zahir Shah, the exiled former king of Afghanistan, was named chairman of an interim government that replaced the defeated Taliban, making him the leader of the country. He took office as interim president in June 2002, saying he hoped to secure peace for Afghanistan and win the country much-needed international aid. Mr. Karzai was elected to a five-year term as president in 2004.

  • Amir and Sohrab arrive in America

    "I realized how much I missed her. You're still the morning sun to my yelda"(Hosseini 356).They are living a regular life with Sohrab. This proves that they had a strong and powerful marriage.

  • The United States has been militarily involved in Afghanistan

    It then led to the attacks by Al Qaeda

  • The Taliban Resurgence

    Despite their defeat in 2001, the Taliban continued to wage a guerrilla warfare from a base in the mountainous and largely lawless tribal area on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. As the American military focus was diverted to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Taliban regrouped and began to extend its influence in the southern part of Afghanistan. Their rise was assisted by a resurgent opium trade, which helped to fill the group's coffers.

  • 2001-2008 - Post 9/11 Invasion

    After the attack on the World Trade Center in New York on Sept 11, 2001, President George W. Bush gave the Taliban an ultimatum to hand over Mr. bin Laden. When it refused, the United States joined forces with rebel groups that had never accepted Taliban rule, notably the Northem Alliance, which represented minority tribes. An air and ground campaign began that drove the Taliban out of the major Afghan cities by the end of the year.