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RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Iran’s neighbors, Pakistan and Afghanistan battle each other -- 03/23/2026

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Q: Pakistan announced a five-day pause in its attacks against neighboring Afghanistan as hundreds of Afghans killed in an airstrike on that nation's capital were buried last week. Where are Pakistan and Afghanistan on Iran’s eastern border?

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