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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. In December 2001, where did bin Laden and al-Qaeda fighters take refuge?
(a) Abbottabad.
(b) Nangarhar.
(c) Khaldan.
(d) Tora Bora.

2. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?
(a) December 2001.
(b) December 2004.
(c) December 2003.
(d) December 2002.

3. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

5. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?
(a) December 8.
(b) November 2.
(c) October 21.
(d) September 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

2. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?

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

4. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?

5. What country accepted the task of creating a new Afghan police force?

(see the answer key)

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