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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreword-Part 1: A False Taste of Victory, 2001-2002.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?
(a) Azerbaijan.
(b) Uzbekistan.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) Kyrgyzstan.

2. In December 2001, where did bin Laden and al-Qaeda fighters take refuge?
(a) Tora Bora.
(b) Abbottabad.
(c) Khaldan.
(d) Nangarhar.

3. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

4. How many troops did the Soviets put in Afghanistan?
(a) 350,000.
(b) 275,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 300,000.

5. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1991
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?

2. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?

3. In 2001, how many Afghans had fled the country as refugees?

4. How long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?

5. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?

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