Afghanistan Art

 


drawn by me 

Red, blue and green kites for the colours of the flag of Afghanistan. 

Kites flying in the sky is a reference to The Kite Runner, written by Afghan author Khaled Hosseini. 

"I dream that lawla flowers will bloom in the streets of Kabul again and rubab music will play in the samovar houses and kites will fly in the skies. And I dream that someday you will return to Kabul to revisit the land of our childhood. If you do, you will find an old faithful friend waiting for you." 

- Hassan's letter to Amir



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