The Kite Runner (Connection to current event)

In the Kite runner by, Kaled Hussein one is able to connect events in the book to current events. In the beginning, when the Russians invaded Afghanistan many people looked for leadership. In this case the Taliban stepped up and drove the Russians from there country. This relates to events today because because when the United States invaded Afghanistan the same thing happened and the Taliban stepped up again and is currently trying to drive us out. Also, laws that were imposed during the book are still being enforced today. Some of these laws include dehumanizing certain races, genders, and ages. An example of this in the book is when Hassan is beaten and eventually killed because of his race and beliefs. Hassan's race and ideas lead Amir to secretly and deeply hate him because his father loves a Hazara more than he loves his true son. Wearing burqas has been made law for women because the Taliban do not want them to showing there bodies. Women are commonly beaten in the streets of Afghanistan for any number of reasons or no reason at all. An example of this is when Amir try's to find Hassan's son in the streets of Kabul and a woman is beaten by Taliban police just for making eye contact. Also the book mentions Afghan orphans who had their legs blown off. The Taliban planted mines to try to destroy Russian tanks but they never tried to retrieve any of the mines after the war. Land mines are currently a big problem in Afghanistan and turn many kids into orphans.