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AFGHANISTAN Flashcards

1
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Afghan Independence Day

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19th August, to commemorate Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 ( in 2019, the country celebrated its 100th independence day )

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Neighboring countries of Afghanistan

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China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

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Afghanistan-India border name and length

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Durand Line, 106 kms

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Area and Population of Afghanistan

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652,860 sq kms and 3.89 crores

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5
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What was the former Afghan Parliament called

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National Assembly

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6
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How many Anglo-Afghan wars were fought?

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3 between 1839 and 1919

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7
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When did the soviet union invade Afghanistan ?

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1979

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Which province did Taliban capture first ?

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Herat Province in Sept, 1995

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9
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Who founded Taliban and when ?

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Mohammed Omar and Abdul Ghani Baradar in September 1994 in Kandahar, Afghanistan

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10
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The Taliban introduced and supported punishments in line with the ______

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Sharia law

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11
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The famous ______ were destroyed in March 2001 on the orders of Mohammed Omar

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Bamiyan Buddha (2) statues built in 6th century in Bamyan Valley.

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12
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9/11 attacks were carried out at

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World Trade centers in NYC, The Pentagon in Virginia and the US Capitol or White House but instead crashed in Shanksville in Pennsylvania

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Who led the 9/11 attacks ?

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Osama Bin Laden , Ayman Al Zawahiri and their Al Qaeda Organistation

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2021 was which anniversary of the 9/11 attacks ?

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20th Anniversary

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15
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Who was the US President during 9/11?

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43rd President George W Bush

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16
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Operation launched to avenge 9/11?

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Operation Enduring Freedom ( Oct 7, 2001 - 31 Dec 2014 )

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17
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Operation to assassinate Osama Bin Laden

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Operation Neptune Spear ( 2nd May 2011 )

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18
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In 2001, the northern alliance controlled which part of the country

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Badakhshan province in the north east

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19
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When did the US win the war against Taliban

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December 2001

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20
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National Resistance Front leaders

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Ahmad Shah Massoud and Abdul Rashid Dostum

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21
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Active regions of National Resistance Front

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Panjshir province ; Parwan province ; Baghlan province

22
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Who was chosen to lead the country post 9/11

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Hamid Karzai

23
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Who created National Front of Afghanistan

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Ahmad Zia Massoud ; Abdul Rashid Dostum and Mohammed Mohaqiq

24
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Why was the national front of afghanistan created

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To oppose peace talks with taliban, the idea of which emerged under the Karzai administration in 2010

25
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US Taliban peace deal was signed in

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Doha, Feb 29 , 2020

26
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Mediator in the Afghan peace talks

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Pakistan

27
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4 Objectives of the deal

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1) An end to violence by declaring ceasefire
2) An intra Afghan dialogue for lasting peace
3) Taliban cut ties with organizations like Al Qaeda
4) US troop withdrawal by April 2021, later revised to May 2021. Last US solider left on 11th September 2021

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When did the Taliban forces start taking control

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1st May 2021

29
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When was Kabul captured

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15th August 2021

30
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When was Pashtun Valley captured

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6th September, 2021 ( full control )

31
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Interim government of Afghanistan has how many members

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33 members ( 14 are on the UN blacklist )

32
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Composition of the Interim Govt

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30 Pashtuns, 2 Tajiks and 1 Uzbek

33
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Who is Hibatullah Akhundzada

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Supreme Leader of Taliban

34
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Acting Prime Minister

A

Mohammed Hasan Akhund

35
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Deputy PMs

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Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Sanam Hanafi ( only uzbek )

36
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Acting interior minister

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Sirajuddin Haqqani

37
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Who is Zabihullah Mujaheed

A

Taliban chief spokesperon

38
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Operation Devi Shakti was carried out by

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Indian Air Force and Air India

39
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What was Operation Rahat

A

in 2015 to evacuate Indian citizens from Yemen during the Saudi Invasion

40
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India was the chair at ____ sanctions committee

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1988

41
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India- Afghanistan friendship dam

A

Salma dam built on 4th june, 2016

42
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Where is the Salma dam located

A

Hari river, Chishti Sharif, Herat province

43
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For which dam was an MOU signed in Feb 2021

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Lalandar ( Shahtoot dam )

44
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Where is Indira Gandhi children’s hospital

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Kabul

45
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what is the UN resolution no. for Taliban

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2593, adopted on August 30, 2021 with China and Russia abstaining from voting

46
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When was resolution 1267 passed

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1999 ( India is the head for the 1267 commitee until December 2022 ) this seek to

47
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Other name for Northern Alliance is and the timeline for which it operated.

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United Islamic National Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan and the group operated from 1996 to 2001.

48
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The United front was originally assembled by which two key leaders?

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Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani and

Former Defense minister Ahmad Shah Massoud ( the latter led against soviet invasion )

49
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Who led the High Council for National Reconciliation?

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Abdullah Abdullah

The High Council for Afghan Reconciliation was expected to lead the intra-afghan peace talks with the Taliban from 2020-2021

50
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Indian Air force motto

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“Nabha sprsham deeptam”

Touch the Sky with Glory

51
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Indian Armed forces motto

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“Sewa Paramo Dharma”

Service is our prime duty

52
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Indian Navy motto

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“Sham-no Varuna”

May the Lord of the Oceans be auspicious unto us

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