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What was the Great Game?
It was the struggle between the world's greatest superpowers over Afghanistan
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What is the contextual meaning of "Jihad?"
Holy War
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In what area of warfare did the russinas have an advantage over the mujihadeen?
The air
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What is Madrasa?
Theological School
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How many of the 9/11 hijackers were Afghan?
None
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What have the Pashtuns been fighting for in the past decades?
They wanted their own nation called Pashtunistan
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Who are the mujihadeen?
People who conduct in jihad. Translation: holy warrior
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What parts of Afghanistan were under communist control?
The cities
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What is sharia?
Islamic Law
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What ultimatum did Bush give to the Taliban?
Turn in bin Laden or share his fate
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In what year did the Soviets invade Afghanistan, and how did they react?
1979; they waged holy war
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What did the U.S. do to show they were against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
They boycotted the 1982 summer Olympics
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How many Afghans died during the Soviet invasion?
About 1 million
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Afghans looking to end violence formed what small group of militia?
The Taliban
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What was the general reaction to the overthrow of the Taliban?
Overall positive
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What is the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan after the Pashtun?
The Tajiks
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What group drove Massoud's army out of Kabul?
The Taliban
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What were the mujihadeen rich in?
Volunteers
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Al-Qaeda is the Arabic word for...
Military base
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What happened on October 7th, 2001?
U.S. air strikes against the Taliban
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What did the british do to Afghanistan in 1839?
They installed Shah Shuja
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What is the Carter Doctrine?
It was a doctrine that stated the Persian Gulf as central to U.S. interests, and any incursions there would trigger military action.
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Who helped organize training for the mujihadeen?
Osama bin Laden
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in 2000, how much of the Afghan territory did the Northern Alliance control?
10%
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Who is Hamid Karzai?
The Pashtun resistance leader