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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?

3. Between 2001 and 2020, how much money did the U.S. allocated for reconstruction, aid programs, and Afghan security forces?

4. As of August 2020, how many female U.S. troops had been killed in Afghanistan?

5. In Chapter 11, what type of tractors were used in March 2006 to destroy poppy fields?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 4, what was a high point of the Afghanistan war?

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

3. What did an Afghan general said about the three different types of Taliban in Chapter 8?

4. Why was Afghanistan in need of nation-building in 2001?

5. Who was Abdul Rashid Dostum?

6. Why did Army Maj. William Burley grow a beard when he went to Afghanistan?

7. What did ISI leader Lt. Gen. Ashfaq Kayani say when Ryan Crocker asked him to crack down against Taliban leaders believed to be seeking refuge in Pakistan?

8. How did Roger Pardo-Maurer describe Kandahar?

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

10. How was the U.S. backed by NATO and others when it declared war against al-Qaeda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There seemed to be no “coherent long-term strategy” (105) in Afghanistan. What strategies were tried in Afghanistan, and how did they affect operations in the country?

Essay Topic 2

The U.S. and its allies poured money and resources into Afghanistan in an effort to disrupt the opium trade. Why was the war on opium unsuccessful?

Essay Topic 3

Books can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a book provide clarity and flow to a narrative? What are section and chapter titles? What are some purposes of section and chapter titles? How does Whitlock use section and chapter titles in The Afghanistan Papers?

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