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  • A. Widespread uprising of the disaffected and oppressed or collapse of the USA
  • B. The USA invades more Arab countries, thus allowing them more places to establish themselves
  • C. International cooperation between terrorists groups for the shared objective of a better world
  • D. Widespread conversion of Christians and Jews to Islam

Explanation: Terrorist movements generally seek conditions that expand recruitment and weaken state authority, especially a mass uprising among…

Correct answer: Widespread uprising of the disaffected and oppressed or collapse of the USA
  • A. 45% of the world's total production
  • B. 55% of the world's total production
  • C. 65% of the world's total production
  • D. 75% of the world's total production

Explanation: Contemporary accounts commonly attributed about 75% of the world's opium production to Helmand, although the exact proportion varied by…

Correct answer: 75% of the world's total production
  • A. Paktia & Paktika provinces
  • B. Khost & Wardak provinces
  • C. Logar & Ghazni provinces
  • D. all of these

Explanation: The Haqqani Network's main base has been in southeastern Afghanistan, particularly Paktia, Paktika and Khost, with activity also extending…

Correct answer: all of these
  • A. 2012
  • B. 2014
  • C. 2011
  • D. 2015

Explanation: Obama's 2010 Afghanistan strategy envisaged completing the withdrawal of U.S.

Correct answer: 2014
  • A. Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani
  • B. Sirajuddin Haqqani
  • C. both a & b
  • D. not a nor b

Explanation: Jalaluddin Haqqani founded and led the network, while his son Sirajuddin later became its operational leader and succeeded him.

Correct answer: both a & b
  • A. New Dawn
  • B. Panther's Claw
  • C. strike of sward
  • D. None of them

Explanation: “Panchai Palang” means “Panther's Claw,” the name given to the 2009 NATO-ISAF operation in Helmand.

Correct answer: Panther's Claw
  • A. Japan
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Afghanistan
  • D. South Korea

Explanation: McChrystal was the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan when his Rolling Stone interview led Obama to accept his resignation…

Correct answer: Afghanistan
  • A. NATO & ISAF
  • B. ATF
  • C. ANA
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Operation Hamkari was a NATO-ISAF-supported campaign conducted with Afghan forces in and around Kandahar.

Correct answer: NATO & ISAF
  • A. United States
  • B. United Kingdom
  • C. Germany
  • D. France

Explanation: The United States supplied by far the largest contingent of foreign troops in Afghanistan during the international intervention.

Correct answer: United States
  • A. New Dawn
  • B. Panther's Claw
  • C. Strike of sword
  • D. None of them

Explanation: Khanjar is a Persian and Arabic term for a dagger or sword, and the operation’s name was rendered in English as “Strike of the Sword.”…

Correct answer: Strike of sword
  • A. US Marines
  • B. UK Marines
  • C. Spain Marines
  • D. France Marines

Explanation: Operation New Dawn in Helmand was a joint ISAF-Afghan operation led mainly by the US Marines.

Correct answer: US Marines
  • A. Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai
  • B. David Petraeus
  • C. Mac Stanley Crystals
  • D. Abdul Rashid Dostum

Explanation: David Petraeus succeeded Stanley McChrystal as the commander of ISAF in 2010, following McChrystal’s resignation.

Correct answer: David Petraeus
  • A. August 15, 2003
  • B. August 17, 2003
  • C. August 18, 2003
  • D. August 11, 2003Try Prep Courses

Explanation: NATO formally assumed command of ISAF on 11 August 2003, replacing the rotating national leadership arrangement.

Correct answer: August 11, 2003Try Prep Courses
  • A. 4 months
  • B. 9 months
  • C. 6 months
  • D. 8 months

Explanation: Obama’s 2009 Afghanistan surge plan called for deploying an additional 30,000 US troops within six months.

Correct answer: 6 months
  • A. December 20, 2011
  • B. December 20, 2010
  • C. December 20, 2004
  • D. December 20, 2001

Explanation: The UN Security Council established ISAF through Resolution 1386 on 20 December 2001 to assist the Afghan Interim Authority with security…

Correct answer: December 20, 2001
  • A. Operation Enduring Freedom
  • B. Operation New Dawn
  • C. Operation Panther's Claw
  • D. Operation Strike of swordSend Money Overseas

Explanation: The US-led military campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda began on 7 October 2001 under the name Operation Enduring Freedom.

Correct answer: Operation Enduring Freedom
  • A. Ahmad Shah Massoud
  • B. Bin Laden
  • C. Abdul Rashid Dostum
  • D. Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai

Explanation: Ahmad Shah Massoud was called the “Lion of Panjshir” because he repeatedly resisted Soviet and Taliban forces from the strategically…

Correct answer: Ahmad Shah Massoud
  • A. 32 provinces
  • B. 30 provinces
  • C. 34 provinces
  • D. 36 provinces

Explanation: Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces, called wilayat in the country’s administrative system.

Correct answer: 34 provinces
  • A. Ahmad Shah Massoud
  • B. Bin Laden
  • C. Abdul Rashid Dostum
  • D. Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai

Explanation: Ahmad Shah Massoud led major resistance against the Soviet occupation and later fought the Taliban, earning descriptions such as the…

Correct answer: Ahmad Shah Massoud
  • A. Ahmad Shah Massoud
  • B. Bin Laden
  • C. Abdul Rashid Dostum
  • D. Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai

Explanation: The 055 Brigade was an al-Qaeda-linked foreign fighter formation operating alongside the Taliban, associated with Osama bin Laden.

Correct answer: Bin Laden