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The orphanage is built
"Baba on the little podium just outside the main entrance of the new building" (Hosseini 14). Baba used his money to build a new good orphanage. -
Hassan is born
"It was there, in that little shack, that Hassan was born in the winter of 1964" (Hosseini 6). This is one way baba tried to hide Hassan by either faking this story or giving him a few more struggles. -
hassan gets lip surgery
"it was only a faint scar" (Hosseini 47). Baba paied for Hassan to get surgery because he is his son. -
Amir kite win
Amir just won the kite tournament and said "We won! We Won was all I could say"(Hosseini 66). Amir was just happy to make Baba proud of him as a son. -
It's grown ups time
"This is grown ups time" (Hosseini 5). From a young age Amir has been interested in Baba but Baba still doesn't approve of his ways. -
Soviets invades Afghanistan
"it's history can be traced to the 1979 invasion by the Soviet Union" (New York Times). -
Baba realises Things about America
"Baba loved the idea of America" (Hosseini 125). When Baba got to america he realised that it is different then he thought it'd be. -
Amir throws up
"As if car sickness is a crime" (Hosseini 111). Amir is in a car for a little too long and gets sick. -
Baba and Amir leave
"He was taking us to Jalalabad" (Hosseini 111). They decided the times were getting bad and they had to leave. -
Baba dies
"Baba never woke up" (Hosseini 173). After the party the guests were playing games and when the put Baba asleep he didnt wake up from his cancer. -
Sanaubar returns
"Allah forgive me, I wouldn't even hold you" (Hosseini 210) Sanaubar is coming out of no where wanting Hassan back and forgiveness. -
Mullah Omar takes over
"Mullah Omar had nearly 12,00 followers" (New York Times) -
Inside help
" Pakistani intelligence officers began funneling weapons, money, and supplies" (New York Times). -
Bin Laden
"Bin Laden, who arrived by chartered jet at Jalalabad Airport in May 1996, and for Al Qaeda" (New York Times) -
Rise of the Taliban
"seized control in 1996 after years of civil war" (New York Times) -
Amirs appointment
" It was set then. Three o'clock" (Hosseini 273). While trying to atone for his mistake Amir makes an appointment with Sohrab -
Hassan gets shot
"-and shot him in the back of the head." (hosseini 219) -
Rahim Khan is sick
"Rahim Khan is very sick." (Hosseini 191) When Rahim called to get Amir to come back he made Amir feel guilty by using Hassan as a come appologize to him. -
Amir is invited to go see Rahim Khan
"One day last summer, my friends Rahim Khan called from Pakistan. He asked me to come see him" (Hosseini 1). At the begining this means nothing but it forshadows how the book ends up. -
Taliban removed from power
"The 2001 invasion succeeded in dislodging Al Qaeda and removing the Taliban from power" (New York Times). -
9/11
"the attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001 (New York Times) -
Sohrab a year after attempted suicide
After a year of little to no emotion from Sohrab after being hospitalized, At a Afgahn new year kite flying festival Amir looked done at Sohrab. "One corner of his moth had curled up just so. A smile. Lopsided" (Hosseini 370) -
Karzai five-year term
"Mr. Karzai was elected to a five-year term as president in 2004" (New York Times). -
Obamas speech about adding troops
"deploy 30,000 additional troops" (New York Times) -
America withdraws troops
"initial plans called for Americans to start withdrawing from Afghanistan " (New York Times).