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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Taliban Comes Back, 2006-2008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2016, how long had Whitlock spent as a beat reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military for The Washington Post?
(a) Almost 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) About 10 years.

2. In 2014, how much money did The Washington Post report that Dostum had been receiving monthly in CIA funds routed through the Afghan president palace?
(a) $55, 000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $70,000.
(d) $35,000.

3. As of August 2020, how many female U.S. troops had been killed in Afghanistan?
(a) 39.
(b) 55.
(c) 42.
(d) 60.

4. When did Ryan Crocker become ambassador to Pakistan?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2002.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

3. In 2006, how much of people's income of the Helmand province came from selling poppy?

4. When did the U.S. Agency for International Development build irrigation canals in the Helmand River valley?

5. How long at then-Capt. Gregory Trahan been at Firebase Shkiin when there was a report of a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black who crossed the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan?

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