Equally important is the lack of cultivable land for farmers, a profound problem when you take into account that Afghanistan has always largely been an agricultural country, and that even before the wars destroyed lands and irrigation canals, only 5 per cent of the land was cultivable.
Khaled HosseiniHer impulse, her need, to be the corrector of injustices, warden of the downtrodden flock. And
Khaled HosseiniThough The Kite Runner was my first completed novel, I had been writing on and off for most of my life, primarily short stories, and primarily for myself.
Khaled HosseiniThough there were moments of beauty, Mariam knew for the most part that life had been unkind to her.
Khaled Hosseini