"We will also be funding projects that empower women and children in Afghanistan and now and then give scholarships to Afghan students here in the Bay Area."

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In early 1999, I was watching TV, when I came across a story on Afghanistan. It was a story about the Taliban and the restrictions they were imposing on the Afghan people, most notably women. At some point in the story, there was a casual reference to them having banned the game of kite fighting. This detail struck a personal chord with me, as I had grown up in Kabul flying kite with my friends.

— Khaled Hosseini