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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 the U.S. Agency for International Development build irrigation canals in the Helmand River valley?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1950s.

2. When was the second presidential election in Afghanistan?
(a) August 11, 2009.
(b) August 20, 2009.
(c) August 2, 2009.
(d) August 28, 2009.

3. After a long siege, when did insurgent forces seize Kunduz, Afghanistan's sixth biggest city?
(a) July 2015.
(b) October 2015.
(c) September 2015.
(d) August 2015.

4. In 2008 with the addition of 3,000 troops, how large was the U.S. force in Afghanistan?
(a) 23,000.
(b) 28,000.
(c) 31,000.
(d) 36,000.

5. In Chapter 4, when did Rumsfeld give a speech in Phoenix citing indicators of progress in Afghanistan?
(a) August 2004.
(b) June 2004.
(c) September 2004.
(d) July 2004.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?

2. How old was Army Gen. Scott Miller's son, Austin, when the Afghan war started?

3. Where was Karzai living on 9/11?

4. In August and September 2012, how many U.S. and NATO personnel were killed in fratricidal attacks?

5. When did Karzai establish an Afghan High Peace Council to coordinate overtures with senior Taliban figures?

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