If you are referring to Assef's threat to Hassan, your answer lies in Chapter Five. The first mention of Assef, Wali, and Kamal occurs in that chapter. Amir tells us that Assef is the son of an Afghan father and a German mother. Blond, blue-eyed, and tall for his age, Assef is described as the terror of the "Wazir Akbar Khan section of Kabul." With his stainless-steel brass knuckles, Assef savages anyone who dares to thwart his schemes. He is a sociopath, and he delights in hurting others. In the story, Wali and Kamal are Assef's faithful sidekicks. Assef is like a 'god' to his boy henchmen.
As the story continues, we discover that Assef is a bigot who thinks that only Pashtuns have a right to exist in Afghanistan; he considers Hazaras like Hassan unworthy of citizenship. When he gets ready to beat up Amir for being friends with Hassan, Hassan readies his slingshot in Amir's defense. Because Hassan is a good shot, Assef decides to pull back from gratifying his immediate desires. However, he threatens Hassan and Amir, promising future repercussions for their actions. For Amir, Assef ominously announces that, someday, they will face each other one-on-one. For Hassan, Assef promises that they are not finished with each other. This sinister proclamation foreshadows Hassan's rape at Assef's hands in Chapter Seven.
In Chapter Seven, Hassan is ambushed by Assef, Wali, and Kamal when he goes to retrieve the kite on Amir's behalf. When Hassan refuses to hand the kite over to Assef, all three boys corner Hassan and overpower him. While Kamal and Wali hold Hassan down, Assef rapes Hassan mercilessly. With this despicable act, Assef brings to pass his earlier threat from Chapter Five.
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