Kabul

difficult for the current generation to fathom the possibility of a progressive and “western” Afghanistan. Yet the city of Kabul in the 1960s was most often times portrayed as just that; a thriving and rapidly modernizing capital which served as Afghanistan’s beacon of Western culture. While this rendition of the city has long been destroyed, the image of a westernizing Kabul could still be found in Dr. William Podlich’s Afghan photo albums. As a member of the UNESCO (United Nations…

The True Horror The portrayal of the town Kabul in The Kite Runner is a very good look at how the Taliban is shown throughout the story. The Taliban patrols the town constantly leaving everyone watching their back and not feeling safe. The life of Kabul is dead, as are the people and the colors have faded. This shows that the town is not how it should be and is showing the destruction of the Taliban. The horror of the Taliban is shown in chapter 22 when Amir goes to the house where he tries…

In The 1970’s, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Amir lives a fairly luxurious and simple life with his father, whom he calls Baba, and their servants, Ail, and a son, Hassan. Neither Amir nor Hassan grew up having their mothers. Amir’s having died during childbirth, and Hassan’s having run away shortly after giving birth. In Kabul, social status is a large part of the caste society. Amir and Baba are Pashtuns, a rich and powerful race, and Hassan and Ali are Hazaras, a poor ethnic minority. Hazaras are…

In his book, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini writes about two women, Mariam and Leila in Kabul. Throughout the story, there are many symbolic representations. Some of these include the signing of a contract, the popular culture the people of Kabul enjoy, and the well known book, The Old Man and the Sea. One of the more clear symbols in the story is when Mariam signs her name on her marriage contract, as well as her own death warrant. On page 326, Hosseini writes, “After Mariam was punished…

The book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini describes life in Afghanistan. Hosseini Talks about how he grew up in Kabul. This book gives a complete background of the Afghani culture and History. There are two different setting in this book, one in Kabul and the other in US, and narrates the Kite runner through his voice. The author expresses a lot of his emotions in the book like fear, jealousy, lies, betrayal and loyalty. His writing is very simple which makes it a valuable and easy to read book.…

move on with ones’ life before confronting what has happened in the past. It has been 2 two (write the actual number) years since Amir and Baba left Kabul to move to…

while living with each other. Even though their social status in Kabul, Afghanistan says they are suppose to discriminate against each other because of their culture and race, they still have a friendly relationship. The two kids have a special spot underneath the pomegranate tree, where they hangout together. Throughout the book, the author, Hosseini, used the pomegranate tree to symbolize Amir and Hassan´s friendship, and the city of Kabul. First, the friendship of Amir and Hassan causes the…

The Kite Runner The book The Kite Runner, is written by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner takes place mostly in Kabul, Afghanistan, during the time period 1963-1981 and Fremont, California, during the time period 2001. In the book The Kite Runner, there is a wide variety of characters, which will be discussed in depth later on. The narrator and protagonist in the story is Amir. Amir struggles throughout the book feeling bad and trying to redeem himself for betraying his half brother, Hassan. The…

capital when the Soviet Union took over and made it their military command. When the Taliban took control in 1996 the demolished Kabul. The Taliban didn’t really help repair and rebuild the city. Kabul old and new has a good mix of both old and new but much of the city has been torn down and has been rebuild with a more modern structure. The military headquarters is in Kabul. Kabul is usually hot but in May, June, September, and October the average temperature is…

by the people not being able to have any power over their country anymore and to leave the country unstable. The instability was not short lived, this concern is still going on today in Afghanistan. Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, used to be a beautiful home to Amir as he was growing up. Kabul was not the only stunning city in Afghanistan, but there were many…