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Amir is born
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The Kite Runner
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Hassan is born
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The sound of gunfire fills the streets of Kabul. Ali tells Amir and Hassan that people are hunting ducks at night.
The sound of gunfire fills Afghanistan, symbolizing the end of the Afghan monarchy. -
Hassan’s harelip is fixed through plastic surgery
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Amir and Hassan win the kite flying tournament and Amir witnesses Hassan’s rape later that day
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Ali and Hassan leave
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Baba and Amir leave Afghanistan
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Baba and Amir make it to California
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Amir and Soraya get married
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Baba dies of lung cancer
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The Russians withdraw from Afghanistan
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The Taliban takes over Afghanistan
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Hassan and his wife, Farzana are killed by the Taliban
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Amir meets with Rahim Kahn in Pakistan
There, he learns the truth about him and Hassan. He also finds out about what happened to Hassan and that Hassan had a son. -
Amir finds Hassan’s son, Sohrab and they eventually make it back to America
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Amir flies a kite with Sohrab and Sohrab smiles