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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. What timeline did Obama impose after agreeing to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan in 2009?
(a) 24 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 36 months.

2. In August 2008, how many were killed in Azizabad, mostly children?
(a) Between 100 and 110.
(b) Between 78 and 92.
(c) 84.
(d) 68.

3. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?
(a) September 14, 2001.
(b) September 28, 2001.
(c) September 21, 2001.
(d) September 19, 2001.

4. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?
(a) December 2003.
(b) December 2004.
(c) December 2002.
(d) December 2001.

5. On February 27, 2007, how did the suicide bomber arrive at Bagram Air Base?
(a) Mazda MPV.
(b) Honda Accord.
(c) Ford Escort.
(d) Toyota Corolla.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were a team of Navy SEALs sent on a secret mission to raid a compound in Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was rumored to be hiding?

2. When did Taliban gunmen assassinate Karzai's father?

3. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?

4. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?

5. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?

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