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Main character Amir is born
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Sofia Akrami dies while giving birth to Amir, and he blames himself for his mothers death
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Amir's best friend is born
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Hassan's mother Sanuabar leaves him and his father Ali right after Hassan is born
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King Mohammed Zahir Shah, away in Italy, is overthrown
by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan, ending “the king’s
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Hassan has a surgey to repair his cleft palate
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Amir and Hassan win the legendary kite race in Kabul
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While running down a kite, Hassan is raped in an alley by Assef
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Amir celebrates his 13th birthday, but doesn't enjoy it because of the guilt he feels about Hassan's rape
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After being accused of stealing, Hassan and Ali leave Baba and Amir
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Presidential candidate Daoud is assassinated
