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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Timeline comparing events in the book with Actual events in the Afghanistan conflict
Timeline comparing events in the book with Actual events in the Afghanistan conflict
Events in A Thousand Splendid Suns
Mariam is born
04/02/1959
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Mariam travels to Herat and her father's house
04/03/1974
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Mariam gets married
04/10/1974
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consumation
04/19/1974
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Mariam is pregnant loses the baby 2 days later
October 1974
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Learns of the murder of Mir Akbar Khyber & communist party
April 17, 1978
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Laila is born
April 27,1978
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Sound of Gun fire and airplanes start, fall of Daoud Khan
april 27, 1978
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Tariq steps on a land mine
May 1981
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Laila is attacked by boys on the street
04/15/1987
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Mariam's father tries to come visit her
04/15/1987
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Laila's brothers Noor and Ahmad are killed
May 1987
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Laila, Tariq, and Babi visit the Buddha statues
October 1987
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Babi & Laila celebrate signing of Geneva treaty
April 1988
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Soviets leave Herat
January 1989
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Hasina's Family and her Fiance move to Germany
April 1992
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Najibullah Surrenders & Mujahideen come to Herat
April 1992
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Laila drops out of school
06/05/1992
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Giti and 2 classmates are killed by rocket
06/17/1992
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Tariq and Laila have sex
08/04/1992
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Tariq and his parents leave for Pakistan
08/06/1992
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Laila is almost hit by a bullet
August 17 1992
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Mammy agrees to leave Afgahnistan
08/20/1992
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Rocket hits the house, Mammy and Babi die
August 23 1992
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Abdul Sharif tells Laila that Tariq is dead
September 20 1992
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Rasheed Proposes to marry Laila
September 23 1992
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Laila tells Rasheed that she's pregnant
October 1992
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Laila & Mariam's big fight
March 1993
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Aziza is born
May 1993
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Laila saves Mariam from Rasheed's beeting
07/06/1993
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Mariam gives Laila her old baby clothes
July 8 1993
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Laila and Mariam take Aziza and try to run away
April 1994
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Taliban Arrive in Herat
September 27 1996
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Laila considers giving herself an abortion
December 1996
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Laila gives birth to Zalmai
September 1997
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Rasheed gets a tv
September 1999
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Fire burns down Rasheed's shop
June 2000
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Titanic fad comes to Afganistan
July 2000
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Aziza is taken to orphanage
April 2001
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Rasheed begins beating Mariam and Laila, Mariam kills him
06/05/2001
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Tariq comes back
06/05/2001
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Laila and Tariq take Aziza and Zalmai and leave
June 6 2001
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Laila and Tariq get married
June 7 2001
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Mariam dies
June 16 2001
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Laila and Tariq learn of the murder of Massoud
September 9 2001
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Laila and Tariq watch the twin towers fall on tv
September 11, 2001
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Laila wants to return to Afganistan
07/03/2002
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Visit Mariam's old home in Herat
07/06/2002
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Laila is now a teacher at the orphanage
April 2003
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Actual Events
Mohammad Doud becomes Prime Minister
1953
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Looks to Communist nations for economic and military assistance. Starts social reforms giving women more freedoms in public and for education
Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev forms alliance with Afghanistan
1956
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Mohammad Doud is forced to resign
1963
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Constitutional monarchy introduced
1964
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Afghan Communist Party forms
1965
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created in secret, led by Babrak Karmal and Nur Mohammad Taraki
Khan overthrows king Mohammed Zahir Shah
1973
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Establishes the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, names himself president and establishes firm ties to the USSR
Khan is killed in pro-soviet coup
1978
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Nur Mohammad Taraki takes control as President with Babrak Karmal as Deputy Prime Minister
American ambassador Adolph Dubs is killed
1979
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American assistance is cut off as a power struggle between Taraki and Hafizullah Amin begins
Soviets invade and create communist government
December 24, 1979
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Babrak Karmal becomes Prime minister
December 27, 1979
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Following the execution of Amin and his followers; opposition sparks violence
Babrak Karmal takes power supported by societs
1980
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Mujahideen form in pakistan against soviets
1980
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Mujahideen recieve aid
1986
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Weapons come in through Pakistan from US, Britain, and China
Peace Treaty
1988
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Signed by Afganistan, USSR, US, and Pakistan; soviets begin pulling out troops
al-Qaida is formed
September 1988
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Started by Osama bin Laden to continue their "holy war" against the Soviets
last soviet troops leave
1989
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Najibullah's government is overthrown
1992
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Lead by members of Islam and the Mujahadeen
Drought
1995 - 1999
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Causes more than 1 million afghans to Pakistan
Taliban seize control of Kabul
1996
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Begin to enforce hard-line version of Islam and the introduction of Islamic punishments
Taliban reconginzed as Afganistan's government
1997
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By Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia
US launches missle strikes
August 20, 1998
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Attempt to hit base of Osama bin Laden for bombing of US embassies in Africa. Attempt fails and UN sanctions are placed on Afghanistan restricting trade and economic development
Taliban destroy Buddhist statues
March 2001
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Ahmad Shah Massod is killed
September 9, 2001
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Leader of the Northern Alliance against the Taliban, killed by suicide bombers
World Trade Center and Pentagon are attacked
September 11, 2001
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Hit by planes as part of attack orgastrated by Osama bin Laden
US bombing of Afghanistan begins,
October 7, 2001
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Response to 9/11 attack and Taliban refusal to surrender Bin Laden, allows Northern Alliance to inter Kabul
Northern Alliance enters Kabul
November 13, 2001
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Deal is made for interim government
december 2001
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Aranged in Bonn, germany
Taliban government collapses
December 7, 2001
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Hamid Karzai is made head of interim government
december 22, 2001
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Deployment of NATO peacekeepers
January 2002
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Hamid Karzai elected as interim head of state
June 2002
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Elected by grand council or Loya jirga
US offensive attacks launched against Kandahar and al-Qaeda
march 2003
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NATO controls security in Kabul
August 2003
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Fist NATO operational commitment outside of Europe
Afganistan adopts new constitution
January 4, 2004
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