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Al-Qaeda
Afghanistan
Iraq
Arab Spring
Nuclear Proliferation
100
A martyr for the jihadist cause in 1966.
Sayyid Qutb
100
Leader of the Northern Alliance killed in 2001.
Massoud
100
The end of war with this country in 1988 left Saddam Hussein in serious need of cash.
Iran
100
Originally keeping a low profile in the Arab Spring, this party eventually saw its candidate elected President.
Muslim Brotherhood
100
It did not sign the NPT and won’t declare publicly whether it has nuclear weapons or not.
Israel
200
A refuge for Al-Qaeda from 1992 to 1996.
Sudan
200
The United States and this country provided money and arms to Afghan rebels fighting the Soviet Union.
Pakistan
200
Leader along with the United States of the military effort against Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Great Britain
200
This event sparked the initial uprisings in Tunisia.
Self-immolation of street merchant
200
This principle of the NPT has proved controversial, since the five recognized nuclear powers have made little progress in achieving it.
disarmament
300
One of the two countries where U.S embassies were bombed in 1998.
Kenya or Tanzania
300
Organization providing international military support in Afghanistan since 2003.
NATO
300
This group rose up against Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq after the First Gulf War.
Kurds
300
Europeans and Americans intervened directly in this country during the Arab Spring.
Libya
300
It’s what nuclear inspectors focus on when determining the “peaceful use” of nuclear technology.
nuclear fuel
400
He founded al-Jihad 1980 and now heads Al-Qaeda.
Ayman al-Zawahiri
400
Modernizing ruler of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973.
Mohammed Zahir Shah
400
The decision to restrict members of this political party from power after 2003 complicated efforts restore government services in Iraq.
Ba’ath
400
While generally at the forefront of political trends, this country was unexpectedly peaceful during the Arab Spring.
Algeria
400
This country attacked nuclear facilities in Iraq in 1982 and Syria in 2007.
Israel
500
Upon returning from Afghanistan in 1992, Bin Laden upset Saudi leaders by calling for war here.
Yemen
500
Tribe of President Hamid Karzai and most of the Taliban.
Pashtun
500
This group reported in 2005 that Saddam Hussein had stopped his nuclear weapons program in 1991 and his chemical program in 1995.
Iraq Study Group
500
Since the resignation of President Saleh, this country has become a haven for Al-Qaeda.
Yemen
500
He helped develop Pakistan’s nuclear program, before selling its secrets to other countries.
A.Q. Khan