"The Kite Runner" Premiere

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Khalid Abdalla arrives at Paramount Classic's premiere of "The Kite Runner" on Dec. 4, 2007 in Los Angeles. Abdalla stars as Amir, a wealthy boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, forever burdened with guilt after betraying his friend Hassan. "The Kite Runner" chronicles Amir's life against the backdrop of recent Afghan history.

Author: CBS News Staff

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