Chapter 10 jumps ahead in time to March of 1981. Amir and Baba flee Kabul as the Russians invade Afghanistan. A man named Karim smuggles them out. They and a truckload of other refugees left Kabul with little trace that they are gone. In the five years since the party, no one in Afghanistan remains trustworthy. They even infiltrate the schools and encourage children to spy on their parents. The new government officials shoot the singer from Amir's party.
At a checkpoint outside of Jalalabad, Russian guards demand further payment, in the form of a night with a young woman in the truck. Baba stands up for her, even when the guard threatens to shoot him. An older guard steps in just before the shot.
Once in Jalalabad, they learn the truck to.....
