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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Soviets attack bin Laden's camp at Jaji which established him as a warrior with Arab jihadists?

2. Most embassy personnel in Islamabad awaited military dictator Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq's help, but he was doing what?

3. What was the Taliban trying to clear Afghanistan of?

4. Who was the new Department of State special envoy to the Afghan resistance that served from 1989-1992?

5. What was seen as the biggest threat once the Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Schroen roll the jeep into the lake at the end of Chapter 1?

2. How did Haq's relationship with the CIA begin?

3. How did the Prologue to Ghost Wars open?

4. How were the Panjshiris seen by 1994?

5. How had the city of Peshawar evolved by late 1986?

6. What weapons systems did the CIA Afghan program provide in late 1985?

7. What was their response when Tomsen sought Saudi funding to reinforce his alternative "shura" composed of independent rebel Afghan commanders outside ISI control, but where Massoud held a strong role within the movement?

8. What were some of the elements of Michael Pillsbury's goal in Afghanistan?

9. How was Abdul Haq introduced?

10. How was Paul Pillar described when he arrived at the Counterterrorist Center in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Hamburg cell evolve?

Essay Topic 2

What was the "hermetic culture" the FBI had become infamous for by the beginning 1990s? What problems did it cause?

Essay Topic 3

What was the Hekmatyar-Tanai coup attempt? Does the evidence indicate bin Laden's involvement was as a semi-official Saudi intelligence liaison or an independent?

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