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Afghanistan: Post Taliban Trivia Quiz

This quiz concerns events or information about Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by jwhayes-1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jwhayes-1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,906

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
550

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Question 1 of 10

1. What politico-militia group does Uzbek leader Abdul Rashid Dostam lead? Hint

Boy Scouts of America

Jamiat-i Islami

Jombesh-i Milli

Hezb-i Wahdat

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Question 2 of 10

2. To which ethnic group does President Hamid Karzai belong? Hint

Martian

Tajik

Pashtun

Uzbek

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Afghanistan's first Interior Minister after the fall of the Taliban? Hint

Yunis Qanuni

Ali Jalali

Taj Mohammad Wardak

Krusty the Clown

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the international conference that selected Karzai to lead the post-Taliban Afghan Interim Adminstration? Hint

Las Vegas Star Trek Convention of 2001

Tokyo Summit

Bonn Conference

Islamabad Council

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which gathering selected the Afghan Transitional Authority in June 2002? Hint

Kabul Shura

Emergency Loya Jirga

Kanadahar Summitt

Woodstock

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Question 6 of 10

6. This leader is the only person ever promoted to the rank of Marshal in the Afghan Military. Who is it? Hint

George Patton

Mohammad Daoud

Fahim Khan

Gul Agha Shirzai

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Question 7 of 10

7. This individual has served continually as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister since the fall of the Taliban. Who is it? Hint

Abdullah Abdullah

Mohammad Mohaqqeq

Karim Khalili

Henry Kissinger

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the UN-approved peacekeeping force that protects Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan? Hint

Afghanistan Stabilization Force

League of Women Voters

Afghanistan Implementation Force

International Security Assistance Force

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who has held several positions, including 4th Corps Commander, Herat Governor, and Energy Minister since the fall of the Taliban? Hint

Steve Rogers

Hazrat Ali

Ismail Khan

Mohammad Khair Khwa

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Question 10 of 10

10. The post-Taliban era in Afghanistan has been marked by continued resistance from several insurgent groups. Who is the leader of the group known as "HiG"? Hint

Mohammad Omar

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Jalaluddin Haqqani

Homer Simpson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What politico-militia group does Uzbek leader Abdul Rashid Dostam lead?

Answer: Jombesh-i Milli

Dostam was the first Afghan commander to conduct an operation with US assistance to expel the Taliban from Mazar-i-Sharif in late 2001.

2. To which ethnic group does President Hamid Karzai belong?

Answer: Pashtun

Karzai has led Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban; first as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration, then as President of the Afghan Transitional Authority, and lastly as the first popularly elected President of Afghanistan.

3. Who was Afghanistan's first Interior Minister after the fall of the Taliban?

Answer: Yunis Qanuni

This Interior Minister lasted only 6 months.

4. What was the name of the international conference that selected Karzai to lead the post-Taliban Afghan Interim Adminstration?

Answer: Bonn Conference

This gathering also set several benchmarks that to achieved by 2006.

5. Which gathering selected the Afghan Transitional Authority in June 2002?

Answer: Emergency Loya Jirga

These gatherings are an Afghan tradition frequently held to settle major issues and, in themselves, can be considered a form of democracy.

6. This leader is the only person ever promoted to the rank of Marshal in the Afghan Military. Who is it?

Answer: Fahim Khan

This individual succeeded the famed "Lion of the Panjsher", Ahmad Shah Massood, as the Northern Alliance's military leader after Massood was assassinated by Al-Qaida on 9 September 2001.

7. This individual has served continually as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister since the fall of the Taliban. Who is it?

Answer: Abdullah Abdullah

This individual served in the same capacity in the Jamiat-i Islami prior to the fall of the Taliban.

8. What is the name of the UN-approved peacekeeping force that protects Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan?

Answer: International Security Assistance Force

This force is lead by a three-star NATO General.

9. Who has held several positions, including 4th Corps Commander, Herat Governor, and Energy Minister since the fall of the Taliban?

Answer: Ismail Khan

This individual's son, Mirwais Sadeq, was Afghanistan's second Aviation Minister to die during the post-Taliban era.

10. The post-Taliban era in Afghanistan has been marked by continued resistance from several insurgent groups. Who is the leader of the group known as "HiG"?

Answer: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Each of these leaders, with the exception of Homer Simpson, served in the resistance to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan during the 1980s.

Source: Author jwhayes-1

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