I like that you brought that up! I didn't even realize there was a correlation to the kites and the country and now that you mention it, it makes sense. It is true that both Afghanistan and the kite competitions have no rules and can't exactly be controlled by anyone. Kites are a free flying "spirit" yet are still held down because if you were to truly let them go free, they would float on forever and be lost. Afghanistan might not have many rules but there always needs to be some form of limitation in order to avoid the country falling into chaos. If people like Assef ruled the world, there would be fewer restriction (or in the metaphorical sense, people holding less tightly on to their kites) and there would be turmoil (or a result in all of the kites flying away).
Another significance I noticed with the kites is that they represent that good things will come to those who are patient. Hassan is known as the best kite runner because he can sit in a spot rather than chase a kite, and it will eventually come to him. While all of the other kids are running and wasting their energy, trying to catch an object that changes it's course every few seconds, Hassan, with his patients, let's the kite come to him.
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