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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. How many years early was Haji Lal Jan Ishaqzai released after he was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to prison for trafficking opium?

2. In 2008, how many soldiers and police did the Bush adminstration determine to field in Afghan?

3. Once the Navy SEALs entered a compound in Abbottabad, how long did it take them to find and kill bin Laden?

4. In Agusut 2015 when Taliban fighters attacked a Special Operations forces camp in Kabul, how many Afghan guards were killed?

5. During Trump's first three years in office, how many villains were killed yearly by U.S., NATO, and Afghan airstrikes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why did Karzai steal the 2009 election?

2. Why was it difficult to hold opium drug lords accountable?

3. How did insider assaults increase in 2012?

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

5. What opportunities had the U.S. missed to talk peace with the Taliban?

6. Why did the Afghan army and police forces look strong on paper?

7. Why was Gen. David McKiernan fired in 2009?

8. What did James Dobbins believe was the key benchmark that revealed the success of the war efforts in Afghanistan?

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

10. Why were transportation costs high for the supplies the U.S. military needed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The U.S. attempted a number of nation-building efforts in Afghanistan. Why were these efforts mostly unsuccessful?

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