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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 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. By the time Obama left the White House in January 2017, how many troops remained in Afghanistan?

3. By September 2017 by some estimates, how many Afghan soldiers and police were killed daily?

4. What percent of Afghan police recruits did a Norwegian official estimate deserted with their government-issued weapons so they could establish checkpoints and rob people?

5. In 2014, what was the sum of improper loans from Kabul Bank that had still not been repaid?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the owner of a construction firm profit from sabotage?

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

3. What report on the war did Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess provide in February 2012 to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

4. What information did Sherkhan Farnood provide U.S. officials about the Kabul Bank?

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

6. Why were poppies easier to cultivate than other crops amid all the fighting?

7. How did insider assaults increase in 2012?

8. What did President Joe Biden say when he annnounced his decision regarding Afghanistan?

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. What public image did Petraeus and McChrystal have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whitlock used a variety of sources to write his book. Why was it important for Whitlock to reveal the sources he used when writing the book? How does knowing the sources he used impact what readers think about the veracity of his account?

Essay Topic 2

The Afghanistan war dragged on for 20 years. What opportunities were missed to end the war quickly?

Essay Topic 3

The U.S. had a partnership with Afghan warlords. Why was it thought that the relationship with warlords was a necessary evil?

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