Representation of Contemporary Afghan History in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner

Abstract

Representation of the contemporary Afghan history in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is the main issue of this novel. Russian invasion in Afghanistan and their hegemony for decade and rise of Taliban brings war, hunger, uncertainty of life, land mine, refugee problem in Afghanistan. Russian soldiers destroy the village, mine, school and natural resources. On the other hand Taliban also prohibit in culture that is kite flying ritual. They destroy not only ethnic group like Hazara but also destroy the cultural heritage that is Buddha in Bamiyan. They are two thousand years old. Indirect domination of America to support the Taliban against Russia in the cold war period, and ethnic, religious and cultural differences among them create problems in Afghanistan. Moreover, The Kite Runner offers the present ethnic and religious conflicts in today’s Afghanistan.The political land scape suddenly changes when twin towers had fallen in New York City in nine eleven. America suddenly invasion in Afghanistan and captured the government by creating discourse of terrorism to hegemonies Afghan people. To counter feat this discourse Khaled Hosseini writes this novel.