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Soldiers yell at Hassan and make fun of his mother
Hassan's mother ran away with soldiers when he was a young boy. Despite the act, Hassan was made fun of from soldiers that his mom has been with as he expressed,"Where is your mom boy? laughing at Hassan"(Khaled 60). -
1978 - General Daud is overthrown and killed in a pro-Soviet coup
In Afghanistan in 1978 General Daud was killed and overthrown and killed in a pro-Soviet coup. Additionally, this even is highly remembered due to the intense stress it gave Afghanistan. -
Amir overhears Baba talking to Rahim Khan about he's a coward
Baba hopes to see Amir take his successful footsteps. Unlikely, Amir keeps havin g a girl like attitude that is making Babe devastated. As Amir's experience represents," I was trying to hold back tears to look like a man, I look over and all I see is Baba holding his anger tightening his hands on the wheel"(Khaled 86). -
Amir and Hassan win the kite tournament
This events was only forced by Amir's selfish acts. He wanted to win because he wanted to feel loved by Baba. -
Amir frames Hassan by placing the money and watch under his mattress
Despite the common misunderstanding of Amir doing this to be mean towards Hassan he only completes the action because he feels to guilty to be around him. Therefore he frames him to make him go away. -
Hassan stands up for Amir against Assef
This represents great friendship between the two characters. Sadly, due to this events Hassan has the consequence of getting raped by Assef. -
Hassan is raped, and Amir witnesses everything and does nothing
Correspondingly, this event breaks down Hassan's and Amir's relationship because Amir feels great guilt on letting such a impactful action take place. -
1992 - Najibullah's government toppled, but a devastating civil war follows.
According to this event Afghanistan fell back to wars due to the devastating acts that came to Afghanistan,"War for Afghans never seem to stop"(History news). In other words, Afghanistan cant be a peaceful country. -
1997 - Taliban recognised as legitimate rulers by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. They now control about two-thirds of country.
In other words the Taliban has overall ruled Afghanistan now as History article exampfies,"The Taliban is now the leading conflict of Afghanistan. Will we ever overcome this? Afghanistan now has to dispute the challenging conflicts that will come ahead"(History News). -
1988 - Afghanistan, USSR, the US and Pakistan sign peace accords and Soviet Union begins pulling out troops.
This event caused extreme happiness to Afghanistan because of the wars and fights due to this,"Representatives of the USSR, Afghanistan, the United States, and Pakistan sign an agreement calling for the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan. In exchange for an end to the disputed Soviet occupation, the United States agreed to end its arms support for the Afghan anti-Soviet factions, and Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to interfere in each other’s affairs(History news). -
Amir and Baba move to America
Due to the bad conditions of Afghanistan and the war fairs Amir and Baba go to America to seek a more prosperous life. As Baba states," America is our hope to a better life"(Khaled 115). -
2001 September - Ahmad Shah Masood, leader of the main opposition to the Taliban - the Northern Alliance - is assassinated.
As this event was never predicted, the leader of the Taliban has been assassinated -
2003 August - Nato takes control of security in Kabul, its first-ever operational commitment outside Europe.
This event has left a reminder in all Afghans minds due to the predictions it has led to has says,"NATO will eventually take control of military operations for all of Afghanistan in 2006. In other words, this is a negative outcome. -
2004 October-November - Presidential elections. Hamid Karzai is declared winner.
Many of Afghanistan's citizens believe that a good presidency can lead Afghanistan back to its full recovery. As stated from citizens themselves,"If we choose rights we can go back to full recovery and rise from the disasters we have passed"(History Bib). -
2009 February - Nato countries pledge to increase military and other commitments in Afghanistan after US announces dispatch of 17,000 extra troops.
Going forward, Afghanistan has only became worse due to war affairs. The idea to increase military troops is believed to be the most effective action to help these wars that are locally happening. History articles analyse," The only way to stop a war is to increase the amount of people and create fear to battle against"(Katherine Radley). -
2014 September - The two rivals for the Afghan presidency, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, sign a power-sharing agreement, following a two-month audit of disputed election results. Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as president.
Despite all the contrasts Afghanistan has it believes making peace can help it become a stronger country. As the presidential candidates announce," The two candidates for president of Afghanistan have agreed on a power-sharing deal that will give the losing candidate substantial influence in the next government, initialing the American-brokered deal Saturday night and promising to sign it at a formal ceremony on Sunday"(Rod Roland). -
2016 July - US President Barack Obama says 8,400 US troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2017 in light of the "precarious security situation". NATO also agrees to maintain troop numbers
In other words, Obama wants to help Afghanistan with their issues and offers to help them with advice such as telling them with their troops should be and how many they should have. As Obama states when speaking to Afghan president,"More troops will help Afghanistan come to a successful point"(History News). -
Amir marries Soraya
At first this was a true struggle to to Soraya's father being a General. Baba admits,"Be careful Amir dont make me look bad"(Khaled 220). In other words, Babe understand that the General is of higher social status.