When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Nizami Ganjavi, Layla and Manjnun (2.23.48)
- Saib-e-Tabrizi, Kabul (2.26.43-44, 4.50.36, 4.51.37)
Historical References
- Ahmad Shah Massoud (referenced throughout)
- President Daoud Khan (referenced throughout)
- Mohammad Najibullah (referenced throughout)
- Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (referenced throughout)
- Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal (1.10.14)
- Mir Akbar Khyber (1.15.1)
- Karl Marx (1.15.5)
- Ronald Reagan and the Iran-Contra Affair (2.16.37)
- Mullah Omar (3.37.3)
- Osama bin Laden (4.49.15)
- George W. Bush (4.49.21)
Pop Culture References
- Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1.5.5, 4.50.137)
- Ustad Awal Mir (singer) (2.23.79-80)
- Titanic (3.41.3-19)
- Superman (4.51.44)