As Amir and Farid travel north to his father's house, they see a dead body and a man selling his artificial leg. As Amir arrives, he remembers playing with Hassan in the yard. The house is not as large and magnificent as Amir remembers, and it is in a state of disarray. Amir climbs the hill and finds the old pomegranate tree and the inscription carved into the trunk: "Amir and Hassan. The Sultans of Kabul." Amir sits and looks at the war-torn remains of the city of his youth.
After visiting his father's house, Amir and Farid head toward Pashtunistan Square. He rents a room at a small, rundown hotel. That night, Farid and Amir share stories of their lives and exchange Mullah Nasruddin jokes.
The next day, Amir and Farid go to Ghazi Stadium to find the man with the black sunglasses. Despite the heat, the players are wearing long pants. At halftime of the soccer game, the sign of the Taliban (the red trucks) enter the field. The entertainment is the public stoning of two people accused of adultery. Using the word of God as their excuse, the Talibs murder both the man and the woman. Although Amir is unable to watch the stoning, the noise of the crowd lets him know what is going on. In the end, Farid is able to successfully arrange a meeting that afternoon with the Talib who wears the black sunglasses.
