A Thousand Splendid Suns Context Flashcards
1
Q
Three largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan?
A
Hazara, Tajiks, and Pashtun
2
Q
Explain the soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
A
Soviets invaded on Christmas eve 1979, America funded Mujahadeen to fight the soviets, factions of this then morphed into the taliban who had captured Kabul by 1996. America went into Afghanistan in 2002 after 9/11.
3
Q
Sharia laws
A
Laws that were imposed by the taliban when they came to power
4
Q
Harami
A
illegitimate child
