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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 2010 what did documents reveal that Farnood and some Kabul Bank shareholders had loaned themselves by tapping deposits?
(a) Hundreds of millions of dollars.
(b) $500 million dollars.
(c) $1 billion dollars.
(d) $750 million dollars.

2. In Chapter 19, within three months after Trump agreed to keep the troop increase in Afghanistan open-ended, how many additional troops were sent?
(a) 4,700.
(b) 5,600.
(c) 5,900.
(d) 4,300.

3. Where did ta Taliban delegation and the American meet for two weeks in February and March 2019?
(a) Bahrain.
(b) Qatar.
(c) Yemen.
(d) Jordan.

4. During Trump's first three years in office, how many villains were killed yearly by U.S., NATO, and Afghan airstrikes?
(a) 1,293.
(b) 760.
(c) 1,134.
(d) 984.

5. On December 21, 2015, how many were killed by a suicide bomber carrying explosive on a motorcycle near Bagram?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 2008, how many soldiers and police did the Bush adminstration determine to field in Afghan?

3. How many soldiers were injured in the killings in Zabul in 2012?

4. 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?

5. When was Operation Iron Tempest launched?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Obama have to say about Afghanistan on December 1, 2009?

2. What did James Dobbins believe was the key benchmark that revealed the success of the war efforts in Afghanistan?

3. Why were transportation costs high for the supplies the U.S. military needed?

4. What were the main points of Trump's speech on August 21, 2017?

5. What problems were there with the quality of the Afghan recruits?

6. What attack occurred on December 21, 2015?

7. In Chapter 19, why did Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster favor sending additional soldiers back to Afghanistan?

8. How and why did Karzai steal the 2009 election?

9. What did a senior U.S. official who served as a civilian in Afghanistan say about Obama's surge strategy being a mistake?

10. In Chapter 16, why was Obama's war strategy failing?

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