Afghanistan Context Quiz

What inspired the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• Muslim beliefs inspired this Afghani document.

• Horrors of WWI and WWII inspired the UN to make this.

• Americans have always been so committed to human rights. This made it official.

• The UDHR isn't really a thing. This is a trick question.

When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed?

• Shortly after WWI

• Shortly after WWII

• Shortly after the War on Terror

• This weekend

What is the CAPITOL of Afghanistan?

• Pakistan

• Pashtun

• Kabul

• Taliban

Which ethnic group tends to have the MOST POWER in Afghanistan?

• Hazara

• Uzbek

• Pashtun

• Tajik

Which ethnic group has facial features commonly seen in East Asia?

• Hazara

• Tajik

• Pashtun

• Uzbek

A fight between which two major powers during the Cold War stuck Afghanistan in the middle?

• England and Iran

• Japan and Germany

• US and Soviet Union

• Soviet Union and England

When were the Taliban in power in Afghanistan?

• Just 1970s-1990s

• Only 1990s-2001

• 2021-now

• Both middle answers

According to yesterday's NYT article... Which is the MAIN reason the Taliban rose to power? (All are contributing factors!)

• Wartorn Afghanistan longed for stability.

• Military might (thanks to the US's money and weapons)

• Pashtun supremacy.

The rules of the Taliban for women were...

• ... much stricter than for men.

• ... the same as the rules for men.

• ... much more lenient than the rules for men.

What were women's roles and lives like under the first rule of the Taliban (1990s-2001)? (Connect to specific rules or specific rights violated where possible!)