![]() In 1981, Baba and Amir flee Kabul, which has been invaded by the Soviets. Baba forgives Hassan, but Ali and Hassan leave the household. He hides some money under Hassan’s mattress and tells Baba that he stole it, and Hassan doesn’t deny it. Amir is tormented by guilt, and he decides to make Hassan leave the house. Amir runs away, and later both he and Hassan pretend nothing has happened.Īmir and Hassan soon drift apart. Amir watches as Kamal and Wali hold Hassan down and Assef rapes him. When Amir goes after Hassan he finds him in an alley, trapped by Assef, Wali, and Kamal. Amir wins the tournament, and then Hassan goes to retrieve the losing kite. In the winter there is a big kite-fighting tournament where boys try to cut each other’s kites with glass-covered strings, and then “kite runners” chase after the fallen kites. One day three boys named Assef, Wali, and Kamal threaten Amir, but Hassan scares them away with his slingshot. Amir and Hassan fly kites and read stories together, though Hassan does chores while Amir goes to school. Amir feels he is a disappointing son to Baba, but he is close to Baba’s friend Rahim Khan. They have two Hazara (an ethnic minority) servants, Ali and his son Hassan, who is Amir’s closest playmate. ![]() The narrator, Amir, grows up in a luxurious home in Kabul, Afghanistan, with his father Baba.
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