The Kite Runner has faced bans, temporary removals, or restrictions in local school districts across multiple US states, including Florida, Texas, Utah, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Author Khaled Hosseini has criticized local bans as a "betrayal of students" that prevents empathy and global perspective. The 2007 film adaptation was also banned in Afghanistan under the government at the time
The Kite Runner has faced bans, temporary removals, or restrictions in local school districts across multiple US states, including Florida, Texas, Utah, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Author Khaled Hosseini has criticized local bans as a "betrayal of students" that prevents empathy and global perspective. The 2007 film adaptation was also banned in Afghanistan under the government at the time