Described as a thing that many parents and people do to brag about their children
Laaf
A bread used typically in Afghanistan for breakfast or lunch
Naan
Cancer
Saratan
Described as prayers that Amir is told to perform in school
Namaz
Chapandaz
A highly skilled horseman usually patronized by rich aficionados- has to gallop at full speed around a stadium with a goat or cattle carcass with him and drop it in a scoring place, after grabbing the carcass from a melee.
Derived from the persian word “koch”, meaning migration
Kochi
A term of endearment used by Rahim Khan when addressing Amir, something Amir wished his father had called him
Jan
A sudden, often violent, illegal seizure of power, designed to replace government leadership
Coup d'etat
Watan
Homeland or motherland of a country, signifying deep emotional, cultural, and spiritual connection to one’s origin, and belonging in that place