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| 1-9 of 9Afghanistan flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Irans och Afghanistans historiaby skalman | 28 terms | October 25, 2009 |
| 2 | Modern Crises: Quiz afghanistan iran and arab israeliby kmb2128 | 9 terms | May 18, 2009 |
| 3 | culture in contextby sammyblank | 13 terms | December 22, 2008 |
| 4 | South Asiaby JosephMay | 8 terms | February 16, 2008 |
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| 5 | Kite Runner: Englishby CorneliusTullius | 30 terms | September 21, 2009 |
| 6 | Afghanistan, Pakistan, And Bangladeshby barteltsh | 9 terms | March 31, 2009 |
| 7 | Afghan Persian (Dari) 4by Meera | 27 terms | January 25, 2009 |
| 8 | kuwait and afghanistanby bobthebuilder815 | 5 terms | November 4, 2008 |
| 9 | Modern Crises: Quiz afghanistan iran and arab israeliby kmb2128 | 9 terms | May 18, 2009 |
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| afghanistan definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | kabul | 263 sets | |
| 2 | afghanistan | 5 sets | |
| 3 | islamic republic | 4 sets | |
| 4 | slightly smaller than texas | 3 sets | |
| 5 | camels are from | 3 sets | |
| 6 | grows many poppy plants | 3 sets | |
| 7 | a mountainous landlocked country in central asia | 3 sets | |
| 8 | kabul is the capital | 3 sets | |
| 9 | women had little rights | 3 sets | |
| 10 | buzkashi is one of the national sports | 3 sets | |
| 11 | the capital is kabul | 3 sets | |
| 12 | afganistan | 3 sets | |
| 13 | a country in southwest asia | 2 sets | |
| 14 | afganistán | 2 sets | |
| 15 | was an islamic oligarchy, but had its first democratic elections in 2004, after the defeat of the taliban rulers | 2 sets | |
| 16 | located in south central asia; landlocked; half its area consists of high plateaus and mountains that separate the rich northern provinces from the deserts and plains of the south; cold winters and hot summers; afghan hound and persian cat; gold mines | 2 sets | |
| 17 | average person only makes about $800 dollars per year | 2 sets | |
| 18 | its location is a strategic importance | 2 sets | |
| 19 | taliban controlled the country in the 1990s | 2 sets | |
| 20 | event (although the answer is only the name of the place it occurred in). ussr invades this country. usa does not send troops, but rather economic and military support. 1979. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | ussr invades (1976) "soviet vietnam" until 1989. us tries to persuade ussr to leave, led by jimmy carter. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | taliban seized kabul=> operation enduring freedom | 2 sets | |
| 23 | 阿富汗 | 2 sets | |
| 24 | cold war continues in 1979-1980 with soviet invasion of this country | 2 sets | |
| 25 | country that soviets invaded forcing us to support nujahideen | 2 sets | |
| 26 | "russia's vietnam", bankrupted russia. | 2 sets | |
| 27 | afghani | 2 sets | |
| 28 | the soviet army entered afghanistan in 1978. they started fighting the soviets. the us provided training and weapons to anti-soviet forces. they defeated soviets, leading to the rise of the taliban who provided a safe heaven for al queda and attack of 9/11 | 2 sets | |
| 29 | was an islamic oligarchy, but had its first democratic elections in 2004, after the defeat of the taliban | 2 sets | |
| 30 | buffer state between former russia and british colonies | 1 set | |
| 31 | seized by islamic fundamentalists called taliban; 2001, u.s. and britain launched a bombing campaign called "operation enduring freedom" - ended taliban 5 yr. rule; 1st victory in war on terrorism | 1 set | |
| 32 | אפגניסטן | 1 set | |
| 33 | a u.n. secretary general arrives for meetings with this country's president | 1 set | |
| 34 | potus obama wants to add troop strength here. | 1 set | |
| 35 | the "vietnam" of the soviet union. reagan supported anti-communist "freedom fighters" with american weapons until the ussr withdrew in defeat. | 1 set | |
| 36 | where the 9/11 attacks were planned. | 1 set | |
| 37 | where does a blast kill 17 in an indian embassy | 1 set | |
| 38 | during the invasion of this country the red army started to question communism | 1 set | |
| 39 | the red army first begin to question communism | 1 set | |
| 40 | figure it out yourself | 1 set | |