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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: Stalmate, 2017-2021.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Afghan witnesses report that U.S. warplanes mistakenly bombed a wedding party near a remote village in Nangahar province?
(a) July 11, 2008.
(b) July 6, 2008.
(c) June 22, 2008.
(d) June 4, 2008.

2. By the summer of 2012, how many troops were in Afghanistan?
(a) 67,000.
(b) 73,000.
(c) 81,000.
(d) 90,000.

3. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?
(a) About 1,200.
(b) 900.
(c) More than 1,000.
(d) 800.

4. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

5. When did Maj. Christopher Plummer, an infantry officer, arrive in Kabul to coordinate training and fielding for the Afghan army?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 2009, how long had Gates been defense secretary?

2. When was Panetta in Afghanistan for a visit when an Afghan assailant drove a stolen truck onto the tarmac and tried to run over a U.S. Marine general and others in Panetta's welcoming party?

3. In 2007, how much of the world's supply of opium was generated from Afghanistan?

4. When Lute was appointed as war czar to coordinate strategy and police for Iraq and Afghanistan, how did he split his time?

5. During General Nicholson's November 2017 news briefings, what percent of Afghanistan's population did he say lived in districts controlled by the government?

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