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Hassan gets raped
Amir witnessed Hassan getting raped and," Assef knelt behind Hassan, put his hands on Hassan's hips and lifted his bare buttocks. He kept one hand on Hassan's back and undid his own belt buckle with his free hand. He unzipped his jeans. Dropped his underwear. He positioned himself behind Hassan. Hassan didn't struggle. "(75) This quote illustrates that Hassan is taking the punishment so Amir can get his kite back and be unharmed. Amir knows this, but still is too afraid to help Hassan. -
Ali and hassan quit working for Baba
Amir was getting older and once he turned thirteen it was, " Afghanistan’s next to last summer of peace and anonymity.” (93) This was the summer that Ali and Hassan quit working for them. This shows that they kept the place peaceful and them leaving was the last part of peace and happiness for them in Afghanistan. -
saur revolution
There was a coup de tat in Afghanistan led by Nur Mohammad Taraki, Babrak Karmal and Amin Taha and they , " overthrew the government of Mohammad Daoud, who was assassinated along with all his family members in a bloody military coup. The coup became known as the Saur Revolution." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan] -
liberal and Marxist–Leninist agenda
Once the PDPA finally got in power, they instituted laws such as, " Men were obliged to cut their beards, women could not wear a chador, and mosques were placed off limits. The PDPA made a number of reforms on women's rights, banning forced marriages, giving state recognition of women's right to vote, and introducing women to political life."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan] -
Soviet union gets involved
To affect the parcham faction, the soviet union, "decided to intervene on December 24, 1979, when the Red Army invaded its southern neighbor. Over 100,000 Soviet troops took part in the invasion, which was backed by another 100,000 Afghan military men and supporters of the Parcham faction. In the meantime, Hafizullah Amin was killed and replaced by Babrak Karmal." link text -
Baba and Amir move to fremont
Amir looked back upon his escape and thought, "The trek between Kabul and Jalalabad, a bone-jarring ride down a teetering pass snaking through the rocks, had become a relic now, a relic of two wars. Twenty years earlier, I had seen some of the first war with my own eyes. " Amir is happy that he left, and didn't have to experience the war. But he is glad to have witnessed a little of it and been able to be apart of what happened to his home and culture. -
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soviet occupation
Once the soviets occupied afghanistan, it resulted in," the deaths of between 850,000 and 1,500,000 Afghan civilians.[104][105] About 6 million fled as Afghan refugees to Pakistan and Iran, and from there over 38,000 made it to the United States[106] and many more to the European Union. Faced with mounting international pressure and great number of casualties on both sides, the Soviets withdrew in 1989. " link text -
Amir graduates
In the summer of 1983, Amir,“ graduated from high school at the age of twenty, by far the oldest senior tossing his mortarboard on the football field that day.” (131). This is a very big milestone for Amir. He can finally go out in the world and succeed in America. -
Amir speaks to soraya for first time
Amir approaches Soraya because her father was not there and says,"Would you like to read one of my stories?"(147)This is an important event in the story because it builds up many other relationships throughout the story. -
Baba gets cancer
As Baba started to become ill, amir," thought of the old story of Baba wrestling a black bear in Baluchistan. Baba had wrestled bears his whole life. Losing his young wife. Raising a son by himself. Leaving his beloved homeland, his watan. Poverty. Indignity. In the end, a bear had come that he couldn't best. But even then, he had lost on his own terms." In this quote, the bear is his cancer. Even though he had overcome so many other things in his life, he couldn't overcome this. -
Amir and Soraya get married
When Amir got He was, " seated around a table, Soraya and i dressed in green-the color of islam, but also the color spring and new beginnings." The green represents their new relationship and of of the new new things that they can start together. -
Islamic state of Afghan
The Islamic state of Afghan, a new government was created, "after the fall of the Soviet-backed Najibullah government. [...] With the exception of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-e Islami, all of the parties [...] were ostensibly unified under this government in April 1992 headed by Subghatullah Mujadady. "{link text](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan0 -
Taliban
The taliban were created in 1994 and developed in, "Afghanistan as a politico-religious force, reportedly in opposition to the tyranny of the local governor. Mullah Omar started his movement with fewer than 50 armed madrassah students in his hometown of Kandahar. As Gulbuddin Hekmatyar remained unsuccessful in conquering Kabul, Pakistan started supporting the Taliban."(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan) -
Taliban seized Kabul
The Taliban seized kabul and established," the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They imposed on the parts of Afghanistan under their control their political and judicial interpretation of Islam, issuing edicts forbidding women from working outside the home, attending school or leaving their homes unless accompanied by a male relative."(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan) -
United front created
Ahmad Shah Massoud and Abdul Rashid Dostum teamed up to, "created the United Front (Northern Alliance) against the Taliban, who were preparing offensives against the remaining areas under the control of Massoud and Dostum."(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan0 -
Afghanistan needed help
Massoud felt like Afghanistan needed help and addressed,"the European Parliament in Brussels asking the international community to provide humanitarian help to the people of Afghanistan.[139] He stated that the Taliban and Al Qaeda had introduced "a very wrong perception of Islam" and that without the support of Pakistan the Taliban would not be able to sustain their military campaign for up to a year."(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan) -
Many Afghan figures assassinated
Once Osama bin laden was assassinated, many other important Afghan figures were like, "Mohammed Daud Daud, Ahmad Wali Karzai, Jan Mohammad Khan, Ghulam Haider Hamidi, Burhanuddin Rabbani and others.[171] Also in the same year, the Pakistani-Afghan border skirmishes intensified and many large scale attacks by the Pakistani-based Haqqani network took place across Afghanistan."(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan) -
Rahim khan goes to find Hassan
When Rahim khan went to visit Amir he told him all about Hassan.He said,"You would have recognized him, amir jan. I am sure of it." Hassan has changed very much, but Rahim Khan is saying that he is still the same person.