Afghanistan

What is the approximate population of Afghanistan?

• 12 million

• 22 million

• 32 million

• 42 million

What are the official languages of Afghanistan?

• English and Afghan

• Pashtu and Dari

• Hindi and Urdu

• Mandarin and Japanese

What is the major religion in Afghanistan?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Which two ethnic groups are the largest in Afghanistan?

• Pashtuns and Arabs

• Pashtuns and Tajiks

• Pashtuns and Turks

• Pashtuns and Hazaras

What are the TWO Main Reasons the U.S. went to war with Afghanistan?

• Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban

• To find Osama Bin Laden.

• To help the Afghans fight the Soviets

• The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban

In the 1980's this country invaded Afghanistan and controlled it

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Great Britain

• France

Where do most Hazaras reside?

• Kabul

• Border of Pakistan - Hazarajat

• Central Afghan mountain region - Hazarajat

• Border of Tajikistan - Hazarajat

Afghanistan is best described as

• Mountainous and rural

• 3rd world

• unstable

• all of the answers apply

What is the major religion in Afghanistan?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

What type of government does Afghanistan have today?

• Democracy

• Communism

• Theocracy- government based off of Islamic values

• Totalitarian rule