Question

In The Kite Runner, why does the author have Assef return as a Taliban leader?

Answer 1

The idea is to present how people who stayed there and lived there with all the dreadful things that have happened have become and how those who decided to not be a part of it have become. The man who was once just a poor boy and was tortured by many, has due to circumstances become a Taliban leader who now tortures others as a sign of power.