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pptl
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What is the reason Zaman likely sells children to Taliban?

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Posted by pptl on Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 12:13 PM and tagged with analysis, characters, details, summary, the kite runner.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    A struggling orphanage director in Kabul, Zaman tells Amir and Farid where they can find the Taliban official who has abducted Sohrab. Zaman is selling the children to the high ranking official of the Taliban for the money.  He can no longer afford to pay for the orphanage because he has used everything he had.  With the money he gets from selling a few children, he can buy supplies for the rest of the children. He feels guilty about the children who are taken, but it is a case of losing a few to save the many.

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Thursday December 18, 2008 at 10:56 PM