A Thousand Splendid Suns Timeline

By Ashlan Hollingshead

  • King Zahri Shan

    King Zahir Shan was removed from the trone.

  • Mariam

    Mariam leaves her home and travels to Herat by herself.

  • Afghanistan

    Afghanistan became Demoratic Republic for this country

  • Invasion on Afghanistan

    Soviets invaded Afghanistan

  • Jan 1

    Jalil died

  • Civil war

    Civil War began in Afghanistan

  • Laila parents

    Laila's parents die

  • Laila

    Laila married Rasheed

  • Aziza is born

    Aziza is born

  • Aziza born

    Aziza is born

  • Mariam, Laila and Aziza attempt to leave Kabul

  • leaving Kabul

    Mariam, Laila and Aziza attempt to leave Kabul.

  • Zalmia

    Zalmia is born

  • Drought

    Drought begins in Afgahnistan

  • Orphnage

    Aziza is sent to the Orphnage

  • Rasheed Dies

    Mariam murders Rasheed

  • Mariam die

    Mariam dies

  • Move to Pakistan

    Laila, Tarip, and Aziza move to Pakistan

  • Returns to Kabul

    Laila and her family return to Kabul

  • Traveling

    Liala vistes where Mariam lived as a child

  • Drought ends

    Drought in Afghanistan ends

  • Liala

    Liala renovates the orphange