Now president, Hamid Karzai, becomes head of an interim government.Ħ Ethnic Groups After decades of fighting, Afghanistan has become a patchwork of different ethnic groups, each with their own allegiances to neighboring countries. 1997- Non-Pashtun ethnic groups unite as the Northern Alliance to fight the Taliban 1998- USA launches missile strikes targeting Osama bin Laden, accused of bombing embassies in Africa 2001- USA bombs Afghanistan after the Sept. With the aid of Pakistan, the Taliban take over Kandahar. 1994- The Taliban (made up largely of Pashtuns) is created in the South. Broad Anti-Soviet government forms, but fighting erupts between the ethnic groups. 1986- Najibullah becomes president **Afghan Civil War from 1992-present** 1992- Najibullah resigns under U.N. 1980- The USA send billions of dollars in military aid to the mujahidin (Afghan resistance groups) to help fight the Soviets. **Afghan-Soviet War from ** 1979- Soviet Union invades Afghanistan and kills Amin. Taraki becomes president and is later killed by Amin. 1978- Daoud is executed by members of the peoples Democratic party of Afghanistan (PDPA). F) Life expectancy is low (about 43 years) Official languages are Afghan Persian/Farsi, Pashto, & Dari Literacy rate is 51% for males & 21% for females Form of government is the Islamic Republicġ973- Former Prime Minister, Daoud, deposes King Zahir Shah and proclaims Afghanistan a republic. Population is about 30 million (compared to 23 million in Texas) Most of the terrain is rugged mountains, plains in north & southwest Winters are cold (40 deg. In 2003, The Kite Runner, was published and has since become an international bestseller, published in 70 countries.ģ Where is Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a land-locked country in the Middle East, a little smaller than Texas. While in medical practice, Hosseini began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, in March of 2001. In September of 1980, Hosseini's family moved to San Jose, California. Hosseini graduated from high school in 1984 and enrolled at Santa Clara University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Biology in The following year, he entered the University of California-San Diego's School of Medicine, where he earned a Medical Degree in He completed his residency at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The Hosseinis sought and were granted political asylum in the United States. They were ready to return to Kabul in 1980, but by then Afghanistan had already witnessed a bloody Communist take-over and the invasion of the Soviet army. In 1976, the Afghan Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to Paris. 1 Introduction To: The Kite Runner By: Khaled HosseiniĢ Meet the Author Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and History at a large high school in Kabul.
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