A Thousand Splendid Suns
what political event is on the forefront of the news?
chapter 14
chapter 14
In Afghan politics at this point, Mir Akbar Khyber is murdered. The year is 1978. After the murder, people demonstrate in Kabul. Rasheed tells Mariam that Mir Akbar is a communist and that President Daoud Khan's government is suspected in his murder.