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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. When did Ryan Crocker become ambassador to Pakistan?

2. Where did Thomas Hutson grow up before he embarked on a Foreign Service career?

3. In 2008 with the addition of 3,000 troops, how large was the U.S. force in Afghanistan?

4. How many soccer balls did a second psy-ops team in Bagram distribute beginning in 2002?

5. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute say about strategic thinking in regards to Afghanistan?

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

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

4. What were Richard Boucher's thoughts about dealing with warlords?

5. How did the American save Dostum's life?

6. What transportation does Bush take when he gives an adddress on May 1, 2003 and where does he give his address?

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

8. What was Operation River Dance?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corruption was rampant in Afghanistan. Who was responsible for the corruption in Afghanistan and why?

Essay Topic 2

False narratives were created about the Afghan war. Were these narratives outright lies or a prevarication?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Whitlock use idioms in The Afghanistan Papers? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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