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Assassination of Mohammed Nadir Shah
In 1933, Former Controller of Aganistan Mohammed Nadir Shah was assassinated. His son, Mohammed Zahir Shah, was proclaimed King. -
Mariam's birth
In the Spring of 1959, Jalil and Nana become the parents of Mariam -
PDPA 's first congress
The Marxist peoples democratic Party of Afganistan held its first congress. -
Mohammed Daoud Khon is king
Mohammed Daoud Khon declares himself president in a coop against the king, Mohamma Zahir Shad. -
Mariam leaves the Kolba
In spring of 1974, Mariah leaves the Kolba. -
Mariam marries Rasheed
Mariam marries Rasheed. For the first time, Mariam is ashed to asked to wear a Burqa. -
Mariam has her first mirscarriage
Miriam has her first miscarriage. -
Laila is born
Laila is born to Mammy and Babi -
Soviet Invasion
Societs invaded Afganistan. This caused a 30 year only war with the USA. Overall, most of the population did not want the Soviets to take over, but Afghanistan could not resist them. -
Laila's brothers joined the military
Ahmad and Noor join the military -
Jalil tries to visit Mariam in Kabul
Marian does not go out to see him. -
Laila's brothers died
At the funeral, Laila and Mariam meet for the first time. -
Jalil Dies
Mariam's father dies without amy money or fame. He is stripped of his livlihood, anhe feel this immense sense of guilt for what he did to Mariam. -
Soviets troops left Afganistan
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Tarik tells Laila that he is going to leave her.
In Spring, Tarik askes Laila to come with him -
Peshawar Islamic state arises
Afhan political party signed Peshwar Accord which created the Islamic State of Afganistan and claimed Sibghatullah Mojaddedi its interim President. -
Laila's parents were attacked and killed by a stray rocket.
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Laila Married Rasheed
She was nursed back to health by Mariam, and she ends up marrying Rasheed. -
Abdule tells Laila that Tarik has died
Abdule Sheriff tells laila that Tarik has died. As a result, Laila married Rasheed. -
Tariq is caught smuggling drugs
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Laila gives birth to Aziza
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Mariam and Laila try to run away
They try to run a way, but the man onthe bus turn them in. -
Civil War in Afganistan
The Taliban conquored Kabul and instituted the Islamic Emirate of Afganistan. Former President Mohammad Najibullah, who had been living under United Nations protection in Kabul, was tortured and executed by Taliban forces. -
Laila gives brith ot Zalmai
Rasheed finally has a male to carry on his name .This is a big deal since men were seen a superior to women, and his son had passed away years ago. Laila needs to have a C-Section becasue the baby is breech. hte hospital had no anesthetic. -
Tariq Gets Out of Prison
He was caught smugglin druggs in the seams of his jacket. -
Rasheed's shoe shop burns down
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Laila meets Tariq again
Laila discovers the Rasheed lied to her about Traq's death, and that rasheed knows that Aziza isn't really his baby. Tariq and Laila are reunited. -
Aziza is taken to an orphanage
Because Aziza is the girl in the family, she is sent to the orphanage because laila nd rasheed are aving a hard time supporting her. -
9/11 Terrorist Attack upon the USA
War is declared upon Afghanistan by the USA after both of the twin towers fall in a terrorist attack. -
Taliban keeps Al-Qaedahead Osama bin Laden from USA
The Taliban refused Bush's ultimatum to hand over Bin Laden for lack of evidence connecting bin Laden to 9/11 attacks. Taliban is now enemy of USA. -
USA and Britain join forces against bin Laden
Operation Enduring Freedom: The United States and the United Kingdom began an aerial bombing campaign against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
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Mariam kills Rasheed
After some domestic violence, she kills him wiht the sharp end of a shovel in the back of the head. -
Mariam is executed
Mariam is executed after earning respect from some women while she was in prison for only 10 days. Her death was a public shooting. -
Laila and Tariq get married
Laila and Tariq get married in Muree later in 2001. -
Laila tells Tariq that she wants to return to Kabul
Laila wants her children to experience her childhood, and they move back home to Kabul. -
Laila visits Mariam's Koba
Laila takes a Taxi to see Mariam's Koba, and receives a letter that was written by Jalil to Mariam. Jalil hoped Mariam would one day return, and forgive Jalil. There was also some money in a box. -
Laila and Tariq renovate the Orphanage
They invest moneya nd time into helping out the children there. Laila is a mother figure for the kids there. -
Laila is pregant with Tariq's child
If it is a girl, they will call it Mariam,