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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 the Soviet invade Afghanistan?
2. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?
3. How long at then-Capt. Gregory Trahan been at Firebase Shkiin when there was a report of a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black who crossed the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan?
4. When did Fahim Khan die of natural causes?
5. When did the U.S. Agency for International Development build irrigation canals in the Helmand River valley?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were Richard Boucher's thoughts about dealing with warlords?
2. What did ISI leader Lt. Gen. Ashfaq Kayani say when Ryan Crocker asked him to crack down against Taliban leaders believed to be seeking refuge in Pakistan?
3. What was one reason why the Afghan war dragged on so?
4. How did the American save Dostum's life?
5. What signs were there that Operation River Dance accomplished little?
6. What transportation does Bush take when he gives an adddress on May 1, 2003 and where does he give his address?
7. Who was Abdul Rashid Dostum?
8. What struggles did Lt. Gen. David Barno have when he was sent to Afghanistan 2003?
9. How was Afghanistan different from when Ronald Neumann, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, visited there in 1967 and then returned in 2006?
10. Why was imposing a strong, centralized government in Afghanistan foolish according to American soldiers and Lt. Col. Todd Guggisberg?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Craig Whitlock is an investigative reporter for the Washington Post and has served as a foreign correspondent, Pentagon reporter, and national security specialist. Why did Whitlock write The Afghanistan Papers?
Essay Topic 2
Books can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a book provide clarity and flow to a narrative? What are section and chapter titles? What are some purposes of section and chapter titles? How does Whitlock use section and chapter titles in The Afghanistan Papers?
Essay Topic 3
There seemed to be a "never-ending game of cat and mouse" along the Pakistan/Afghan border. U.S. forces frequently wondered whose side the Pakistanis were on. Why were there questions regarding who the Pakistanis were supporting and how did they seem to be playing both sides of the conflict?
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