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“The film that I cannot stop thinking about is ‘The Kite Runner.’ I was on the edge of my seat for the entire picture and found it be absolutely stunning, beautiful and just an incredibly difficult ...

KABUL, Jan. 15 -- Afghanistan has banned the import and exhibition of "The Kite Runner," a film about the troubled friendship of two Afghan boys, on the grounds that it could incite violence. The U.S.

Studio halted the movie's release to protect the actors and their families. Oct. 4, 2007 — -- "After watching the rape scene, what will happen to me and my family? I can't even think of it." ...

John Ward Anderson and William Booth KABUL, Afghanistan — On a dusty street in south Kabul that still bears the scars of three decades of fighting, a 12-year-old boy is living the next chapter of The ...

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The best-selling novel "The Kite Runner" has been made into a film, which hasn't even opened yet, but it's already causing concern in Afghanistan and in Hollywood. The film reflects the book's take on ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has banned the import and exhibition of "The Kite Runner," a film about the troubled friendship of two Afghan boys, on the grounds that it could incite violence. Sign up ...