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Taliban Influence In The Kite Runner

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Taliban’s Influence in Afghani in The Kite Runner Every since September 27, 1996 , the Taliban have started putting fear in the Afghan women and men heart by ruling in horror and terror. When the Taliban took over, Afghanistan became one of the most poorest and most troubled places in the world. In Khaled Hosseini 's novel, The Kite Runner, the Taliban influence on Afghani culture is affected by the Taliban Laws, The Mistreatment of Hazaras and The Mistreatment of women. The Taliban Laws was forced on women and men. Taliban women were forced to live under the Taliban’s laws and restrictions. Some of the laws are women can’t be treated by male doctors, can’t talk loudly and they can’t be seen outside their house. Men and women can’t listen to music, order people to change their names to Islamic ones, forced …show more content…

Hazaras were the less powerful race known as “weaker” race, no education or learning so they were used as servants, live either on the street or in servant’s house and have little in the way of belongings due to the lack of money. Hazara’s in the story were Hassan, Ali, Farzana, and Sohrab. The abuse of the Hazara in the book was the rape of Hassan by Assef, the stoning of Hazaras, shooting of Hassan and Farzana by the Taliban, and capturing, torture, abuse, and rape of Sohrab by Assef. “ Afghanistan is the land of the Pashtuns. It always has been , always will be. We are the true Afghans , the pure Afghanis, not this Flat-nose here. His people pollute our homeland, our watan. They dirty our blood” “ Afghanistan for Pashtuns, I say. That’s my vision.” ( Assef). This quote means that Assef only wants the Pashtuns to be in Afghanistan and Assef think that he is ruining their homeland with their dirty blood. The mistreatment of Hazara proves my claim by how the Taliban made fun and abuse the Hazara because of their ethnicity

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