Obama signs agreement in Afghanistan

May 07, 2012

Q: President Barack Obama last week made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to sign a "strategic partnership agreement" pledging support for the Asian nation after the U.S. ends combat operations in 2014. Where is Afghanistan on this map?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: President Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the Afghanistan's capital of . .

A. Afghan

B. Islamabad

C. Kabul

D. New Delhi

Q: President Obama's visit took place on the anniversary of the U.S. raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in neighboring Pakistan, which is . . .

A. South and east of Afghanistan

B. North of Afghanistan

C. West of Afghanistan

Q: The war in Afghanistan is the United States' longest running major war. When did it start?

A. 1978

B. 1996

C. 2001

D. 2003

Q: In the first phase of the war, most of the Taliban leadership fled to Pakistan from Kabul. But, U.S. troops and their allies have been fighting insurgent Taliban forces ever since. What is the name of the western alliance backing the Afghan government?

A. The Axis

B. NATO

C. The Entente

D. Warsaw Pact

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