Summary Pg. 150-200

In March of 1981, Amir and Baba leave Kabul. They do this because spies for the Russian soldiers are everywhere. They are headed for Pakistan.At the border, they are stopped by soldiers. In the basement, they meet Kamal and his father, friends from Kabul. Kamal was raped just like Hassan. All of the rufugees was transported to Pakistan, Kamal died during this trip.

Baba and Amir settled in Fremont, California. Amir begins to talk to Soraya. Then Amir stops talking to her, the reason is because of Soraya’s father who finds them talking together in the market. Amir gave Soraya one story but her dad threw them away. Baba was diagnosed with a lung cancer, he refused to have a treatment. Days later, Baba arranges the marriage between Soraya and Amir but Soraya doesn’t want to marry him.

Amir and Soraya are married. She moves to live with Amir because Baba was sick. Baba died in a month after. Amir finally finished his first novel in 1988, a year later, a book was released. Amir and Soraya, have a Cocker Spaniel, named Aflatoo they said, “that if you looked hard enough into the dog’s black eye’s that you’d swear he was thinking wise thoughts.” Amir told Soraya to visit Pakistan to visit Rahim Khan, who is very sick. Amir believes that there is a secret between Rahim Khan and him. Amir finally decided to visit Rahim Khan at Pakistan.

Amir arrives at Pakistan. He meets Rahim Khan, Rahim Khan told Amir about the unbearable life of Afghans under Taliban rule. Rahim Khan was happy at first when the Taliban defeated the Russian soldiers because he thought life in Kabul would be better than before. Rahim Khan found Hassan in 1986. Hassan was married. Ali was killed by a land mine. Hassan and his wife decided to move with Rahim Khan. Hassan taught his son to be a kite runner.

Amir asks Rahim Khan about Hassan. Rahim Khan gave him a picture of Rahim Khan and a letter. In the letter, Hassan wrote about living under Taliban rule and his family. A month after Rahim Khan left to Pakistan, Taliban officers came to take their house. Hassan and his family were killed. After that, Rahim Khan asks Amir to go to Kabul and bring 10 year old Sohrab with him. Amir feels betrayed. He feel that Baba was a thief because his brother dishonoured Ali. Amir decides to go to Kabul.