Afghanistan was ruled by kings until the Soviets came and took over. Then America decided to help the Afghans and supplied them with weapons to overthrow the Soviets. In 1989 the Soviets finally surrendered and left Afghanistan. Afghanistan established a republic however it did not go as planned because of the Mujahedeen. The Mujahedeen were a group we were called the freedom fighter. Everybody thought they would get rid of the warlords and bring back peace to Afganistan.
Not all Afghanistan people like the way Taliban is run. A documentary called, “9/11 Afghanistan,” interviewed a man who was tortured and locked up for a few years. He used to be a pilot and part of the royal family, however the Mujahedeen captured him thinking he was CIA and started to brutally beat him until he could feel no pain.
Also they interviewed a family, and the father has a PHD and is a professor, while the mother was a doctor. When the Mujahedeen took over the family were out of jobs, and now they have to live off the money that the grandma sends who is now living in Canada. In America if you have that much education you will most likely to be in the upper class, but since Afghanistan is so corrupt that doesn’t matter.
The kite runner
This book is about two Afghan children named Amir and Hassan. Amir was born into a rich family; however his mother died while giving birth to him. Hassan was born into a poor family and has a father and his mother ran a way when he was only five days old. Hassan is a servant to Amir’s father but he is also part of Amir’s family.
This book describes to different settings. The first few chapters describe Afghanistan in peace before the Soviet Union took over. Then it describes how Afghanistan becomes a wreck though the years of the invasion and the Mujahedeen taking over and making life unbearable. This is also a coming of age story for Amir. The book shows him transforming from a jealous child to a understanding gentlemen.
