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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreword-Part 1: A False Taste of Victory, 2001-2002.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) About 8 weeks.
(c) Less than 6 weeks.
(d) 9 weeks.

2. After December 2001, how long did it take before the U.S. could pinpoint bin Laden's location again?
(a) 8 years.
(b) A dozen years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) A decade.

3. Between 2001 and 2020, how much money did the U.S. allocated for reconstruction, aid programs, and Afghan security forces?
(a) $143 billion.
(b) $137 billion.
(c) $122 billion.
(d) $119 billion.

4. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

5. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?
(a) 2005 to 2006.
(b) 2004 to 2005.
(c) 2006 to 2007.
(d) 2007 to 2008.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?

2. When did bin Laden and al-Qaeda declare war aginst the U.S.?

3. How many people were killed at the Pentagon when American Airlines flight 77 hit the building?

4. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?

5. In 2016, how long had Whitlock spent as a beat reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military for The Washington Post?

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