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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Taliban Comes Back, 2006-2008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As of August 2020, how many female U.S. troops had been killed in Afghanistan?
(a) 55.
(b) 42.
(c) 39.
(d) 60.

2. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?
(a) 680,000.
(b) 825,000.
(c) 920,000.
(d) 775,000.

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

4. In 2006, how much worse did Staff Sgt. John Bickford believe the fighting in Afghanistan was from the first time he was in Afghanistan three years before?
(a) 10 times.
(b) 15 times.
(c) 20 times.
(d) 5 times.

5. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?
(a) Azerbaijan.
(b) Uzbekistan.
(c) Kyrgyzstan.
(d) Turkmenistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Mayt 1, 2003, in what aircraft carrier did Bush fly to and give a speech?

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

3. By 2006, how much of Afghanistan's entire economic output did U.S. officials estimate that poppies powered?

4. In 2008, how far from Bagram did Black Hawk helicopters carrying Joe Biden, John Kerry, and Chuck Hagel have to make an emergency landing in a snowstorm?

5. What percent of Afghanistan was Sunni Muslim in Chapter 6?

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