The Kite Runner Timeline

By rileyosullivan60

  • The wake of World war 1

    British defeated in third Afghan-British war. Afghan fallen behind rest of world and become Independant nation.

  • Afghanistan becomes a monarchy

    Afghanistan is claimed a monarchy by Amanullah as it was a emiratre.

  • New King

    Get a new king named Zahir Shah, as he rules for 40 years.

  • Afghanistan recognized

    The United States formally recognizes Afghanistan.

  • Britain withdraws

    Britain withdraws from India, creating the predominantly Hindu but secular state of India and the Islamic state of Pakistan. The nation of Pakistan includes a long, largely uncontrollable, border with Afghanistan.

  • Kings cousin

    The pro-Soviet Gen. Mohammed Daoud Khan, cousin of the king, becomes prime minister and looks to the communist nation for economic and military assistance. He also introduces a number of social reforms including allowing women a more public presence.

  • Afghanistan gets help

    Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agrees to help Afghanistan, and the two countries become close allies.

  • Women attend university

    As part of Daoud’s reforms, women are allowed to attend university and enter the workforce.

  • Amir is born

    Amir is born in 1963. His mother, Sofia Akrami, passed away while giving birth to Amir.

  • Hassan is born

    Hassan is born in 1964.

  • afghan party

    The Afghan Communist Party secretly forms. The group’s principal leaders are Babrak Karmal and Nur Mohammad Taraki.

  • Last king overthrown

    Khan overthrows the last king, Mohammed Zahir Shah, in a military coup. Khan’s regime, the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan, comes to power. Khan abolishes the monarchy and names himself president. The Republic of Afghanistan is established with firm ties to the USSR.

  • Amir and Hassan win kite flying contest

    Amir and Hassan had a love for kite's together, and won a contest together.

  • Hassan gets raped by Assef

    The same day as the kite flying contest, Hassan gets raped by Assef in an alley. Amir sees it and doesn't help.

  • Ali and Hassan leave

    On Amir's birthday, he put the watch and money he got on Hassan's bed and blames it on Hassan. Baba confronts him and they leave.

  • Baba and Amir moved to San Francisco from Afghanistan.

    They moved out of Afghanistan because of the Soviet invasion. Baba didn't want to see his country go down so he left before it did.

  • Amir graduates from high school.

    Amir decides to go to junior college. He decides to major in creative writing.

  • Amir marries Soraya.

    Amir met Soraya at a flea market after him and Baba moved to America. When they first met he was nervous talking to her because in Afghanistan a young man cannot talk to an unmarried young women.

  • Baba passes away.

    Baba had been diagnosed with cancer and decided not to take his medicine for one night, and ends up passing away that night.

  • Sohrab is born

    Sohrab is Hassan and Farzana's child, he is Amir's nephew and later becomes Amir's adopted son. When Hassan and Farzana are murdered Sohrab is sent to an orphanage.

  • Hassan and Farzana are killed by the taliban.

    Hassan and Farzana were at Baba's house watching it for him and the Taliban came and found him and killed him then Farzana.

  • Amir ends up getting a call from Rahim Khan

    The call from Rahim Khan was about the fact that he knew Amir saw what happened to Hassan and that he could atone for his sins.

  • Sohrab tries to commit suicide

    Sohrab attempts suicide by cutting his wrists open in the bathroom. He attempts because he doesn't like his life.

  • Amir finally get's Sohrab to smile.

    Amir had gotten Sohrab to smile for the first time. He got him to by asking him to live in America with him.

  • Amir and Sohrab fly a kite together

    They flew a kite together just like when Amir and Hassan used to together. This makes them bot happy and reminds Amir of the good times he had with Hassan.