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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. Who was the Afghan bureau chief for the ISI from 1983-1987?

2. When did the Islamic opposition revolt against the established communist Russian government in Herat, Afghanistan?

3. What transpired in November 1989 that meant Afghan President Najibullah was no longer part of a world Communist movement?

4. Schroen said the U.S., which left Afghanistan when the Soviet Union dissolved, would return for what reason?

5. Many of the Kandahar Durranis were living where in exile in 1994?

Short Essay Questions

1. What joke quickly circulated about James Woolsey, the CIA director, being unable to get an appointment with Clinton?

2. How did Ahmed Badeeb sneak through Pakistani customs with over $1.8 million in U.S. cash?

3. Why was Khartoum a popular place for energetic CIA case officers to get assigned?

4. How did Peter Tomsen's role differ when he took over the position Ed McWilliams held in late 1989?

5. Why did Ahmed Shah Massoud join the Muslim Youth Organization while he was a student at Kabul Polytechnic Institute?

6. What were the major concerns of the U.S. embassy at Kabul in early 1988?

7. How were the Panjshiris seen by 1994?

8. 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?

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

10. How were the rebels trained to clear Soviet-laid minefields around Jalalabad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Central Intelligence Agency shape the jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s?

Essay Topic 2

What was the title of Chapter 17, "Dangling the Carrot," in reference to? Why did Unocal's Marty Miller get out of his truck when it crossed into Pakistan at the conclusion of the chapter, kiss the ground, then do a little jig?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Taliban begin in 1994 and evolve?

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