Kite Runner & History of Afghanistan

By MeghnaL

  • Amir

    AMir is born in 1963

  • Hassan

    IN 1964 Hassan is born

  • Hassan and Amir's friendship began to fall apart

    After Hassan's violation amir states, "For a week I barley saw Hassan." Amir began wanting to avoid Hassan more and more often. This caused a fracture in their friendship that was never rebuilt.

  • Amir and Hassan kite run

    This is the year that they kite run and Hassan is violated by Assef.

  • Hassan leaves

    After trying to blame Hassan for stealing Amir's watch, AMir watches Hasan leave..forever

  • First Soviet troops parachuted into Kabul

  • Period: to

    Taliban take control

  • Baba and Amir leave

    Baba and Amir leave because the Russians invade Afghanistan

  • Amir and Baba arrive in San Fransisco

    Amir and Baba arrive in San fransisco and shortly after, Amir graduates high school.

  • Soraya

    Amir and Baba sell stuff at the fleat market and Amir meets Soraya

  • Amir married

    Amir and Soraya get married and a month later Baba dies

  • Baba dies

    This is the night Baba dies because he does not take his medication,"Now he was gone, Baba couldn't show me the way anymore." Amir was very dependent on Baba and after his death, he was on his own.

  • Amir's book

    In 1988 Amir gets his first book published

  • Last troops left Afghanistan

  • Sohrab born

    In 1990 Sohrab is born

  • Taliban had 12,000 followers

  • Bin Laden arrived on a chartered jet

  • Taliban seizes control after Civil War

  • banned movies, music and forced women out of school

  • Hassan and Farzana

    Hassan and Farzana's death due to Taliban

  • Attack on the World Trade Center

  • Sohrab near death

    Sohrab almost bled to death in the tub

  • Hamid Karzai was named chairman of an interim government

  • hoped to secure peace in Afghanistan

  • Chairman hoped to secure peice

  • Sohrab smiles

    This is the first time Amir sees Sohrab smile