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Amir is born
Amir "turned 13 the summer of 1976"(pg.93) -
Hassan runs his last kite
Amir and Hassan were best freinds "until the winter of 1975 came along"(pg.2) -
Amir's birthday party
Amir "turned 13 the summer of 1976"(pg.93) -
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soviet invasion
The title of the section is "1979-1996: The soviet invasion and after"(pg. 2) -
Soviet troops arrive
The first soviet troops "parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979"(pg 2) -
Amir moves to america
The caption under chapter 11 reads "Fremont, California. 1980's"(pg.124) -
Amir passes high school
In the "summer of 1983, [amir] graduated high school"(pg.131) -
Amir meets Saroya
The summer Amir met Saroya, "the summer of 1984"(pg.136) -
Rahim finds Hassan
Rahim Khan "went to Hazarajat to find Hassan in 1986"(pg.203) -
Amir gets married
On the phone with Soraya, amir says "I want us to marry"(pg.165) -
Baba dies
After the wedding night "baba never woke up"(pg.173) -
Amir writes his first book
After baba's death, "In the sumer of 1988...I finished my first novel"(pg.182) -
Soviet troops leave afganistan
After peace talks "the last soviet troops left afganistan in feburary 1998"(pg.2) -
Mullah: 12000 followers
By the end of "1994 mullah had nearly 12000 followers"(pg.2) -
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Taliban take over
Title of the section is "1996-2001: the taliban takeover"(pg. 2) -
Phone call from Rahim Khan
In 2001, after Amir had sucesfully established his american life"[his] freind Rahim Khan called from pakistan"(pg.1) -
Amir goes to Afganistan
In chapter 14, set in june 2001, Amir says "I have to go to pakistan"(pg.191) -
Attacks by Al Qaeda
The us attacked in response to "the sept. 11 attacks by Al Queada" (pg.1) -
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Post 9\11 invasion
The title of the article is "2001-2008: Post 9\11 invasion"(pg.3) -
Amir rescues sohrab
After the fight Amir ran away "Sohrab's little hand in [his]"(pg.291) -
Sorhab goes to america
Amir went to tell sohrab that "[their] going to america"(pg.343) -
Sorhab smiles
Amir had waited months and "[he] blinked and the smile was gone"(pg.371) -
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Obama's war
The title of the article is "2008-2011: Obama's war"(pg.4) -
Speech by obama
Obama gave "a speach Dec. 1, 2009"(pg 4) -
end of us ocupation in afganistan
the u.s. will have "forces in the country until at least the end of 2014"(pg1)