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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2001, of the Taliban captives who suffocated in shipping containers, where were they buried?
(a) Nangarhar.
(b) Faryab.
(c) Baghlan.
(d) Sheberghan.

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

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. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of service did Bush fly with when he used to be a fighter pilot?

2. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

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

4. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Whitlock say in the Foreword was the aim of The Afghanistan Papers?

2. How did Roger Pardo-Maurer describe Kandahar?

3. What happened on February 27, 2007, at Bagram Air Base?

4. How were Special Forces team mobiled to influence the emotions, thinking and behavior of ordinary Afghans and their leaders and how successful were they?

5. What signs were there that Operation River Dance accomplished little?

6. What was Operation River Dance?

7. Why was imposing a strong, centralized government in Afghanistan foolish according to American soldiers and Lt. Col. Todd Guggisberg?

8. What message did Staff Sgt. John Bickford have to say about the Taliban in 2006?

9. Why did Maj. Christian Anderson complain about the training he received for his task of advising an Afghan border police unit?

10. What was one reason why the Afghan war dragged on so?

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