Answers to Afghanistan Quiz

Mar 9, 2010

1. Which is the correct list of countries bordering Afghanistan?
   
   Answer: b--China, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan

For more information see the CIA World Factbook website.

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2. Which number is closest to the number of U.S. and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) military bases in Afghanistan?
   
   Answer: d-- 400

For more information see this article by Nick Turse on the CommonDreams.org website.

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3. General McCrystal said which solution would be the inevitable outcome to the conflict in Afghanistan?
   
   Answer: b--Political

For more information see this interview with Gen. McChrystal from the Financial Times.

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4. President Obama talked about a 'surge' of American civilian expertise going to Afghanistan from the State Department and USAID. How many civilians does the U.S. government hope to have in country in the near future?
   
   Answer: a – 1,000

For more information see an article from FCNL's September/October 2009 Washington Newsletter, "Civilian Surge or More Militarized Aid in Afghanistan?"
Also see this article by Josh Rogin in Foreign Policy.

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5. By the summer of 2010, how many U.S. troops will be in Afghanistan?
   
   Answer: d-- ~98,000 (Right now about 68,000 which is about 30,000 more than when Obama took office. Obama is sending another 30,000 by this summer.)

If you would like to add your voice to the call for an exit strategy and decrease in troop levels, consider signing FCNL's petition. See FCNL's Afghanistan page for our analysis on the war and how to take steps towards peace.

For more information see this article by Peter Spiegel, Jonathan Weisman, and Yochi J. Dreazen in The Wall Street Journal.

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6. How much money is the Obama Administration expected to request for the Afghanistan war supplemental (to be applied to FY2010)?
   
   Answer: d--$33 billion

For more information see this news release from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

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7. What ethnic group do the largest number of people in Afghanistan belong to?
   
   Answer: a--Pashtun (42%)

For more information see the CIA World Factbook website.

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8. How many countries contribute ISAF troops to the war in Afghanistan?
   
   Answer: c – 42 (28 in NATO and 14 others)

For more information see the NATO ISAF Contributing Nations website.
If you would like to see an end to the war in Afghanistan, consider signing FCNL's petition calling for a troop decrease and an exit strategy.

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