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100

Afghanistan is about the size of this U.S. state.

Texas

100

These European communists invaded Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989.

Soviets

100

The decade the Taliban gained power in Afghanistan.

 1990's (1996 to be exact)

100

The reason the U.S. invaded Afghanistan

 the September 11th attacks

100

This natural disaster occurred in Aghanistan (and Pakistan) this last summer, killing over 400 people.

a flood.

200

Name 2 of the 5 countries that border Afghanistan.

 Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

200

These two European countries battled for control of Afghanistan in the period called the "Great Game" during the 19th century.

 Russia and England

200

In 2001, the U.S. was attacked by this group that was protected by the Taliban.

 al-Qaeda.

200
The three aims the U.S. government claimed were the reason for the invasion
What are finding Osama bin Laden and other high-ranking Al-Qaeda members to be put on trial, destroying Al-Qaeda, and removing the Taliban regime.
200

These remnants of the Soviet invasion still haunt Afghanistan today.

land mines

300

This Mountain range passes through Afghanistan

Hindu Kush mountain range

300

The century modern day Afghanistan was founded.

 18th century (1747)

300

Women and girls were prohibited from doing these three things under Taliban rule.

 working, not being fully covered in traditional Islamic clothing (burqas), and going to school after the age of 8.

300

The estimated number of Afghan civilians that were killed in armed conflict in 2008

2,118 (accepted answer: 2,000)

300

Name one of the two main languages spoken in Afghanistan.

Pashto or Dari.

400

This is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan

 Kabul.

400

Name three of the 5 countries that supported the mujahideen resistance movement against Soviet rule.

The U.S., China, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia

400

This is the English translation of the Pashto word "Taliban."

"students"

400
The name of the U.S. operation launched on October 7, 2001.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom
400

The percentage of Afghanistan that is Muslim.

 99%

500

Afghanistan sits on an important geostrategic location that connects these three areas.

 Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent

500

[--] million Afghans were driven out of Afghanistan to refugee camps in both Pakistan and Iran by 1990.

6.2

500

Many members of the Taliban follow this social and cultural norm strictly.

 Pashtunwali

500

What the acronym ISAF stands for

the International Security Assistance Force

500

Name 3 of the 9 main ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

 the Pashtun, Tajiks, Hazaras, Farsiwan, Uzbek, Kirghis, Turkmen, Sikhs, Hindus and Jews.