Taliban Quiz - 49 Trivia Questions!
The Taliban Quiz delves into the history, ideology, and influence of the Taliban, an extremist group that has played a significant role in Afghanistan's recent history. Test your knowledge of their rise to power, their rule, and the ongoing efforts to address the complex security and political issues they present.
Who is the leader of the Haqqani network?
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Taliban until his death in 2013?
Which city in western Afghanistan was taken over by the Taliban in 1995?
Which US President accused Pakistan of harboring the Taliban in August 2017 and again in January 2018?
Who was the commander of British forces in Afghanistan in 2009?
Which US Secretary of State called for talks with the Taliban in 2009?
Who was the co-founder and second-in-command of the Taliban in Afghanistan who was captured by the US and Pakistan in February 2010?
Who was the commander of the US forces in Afghanistan in 2009?
In which city did the Taliban and the Afghan government begin peace talks in September 2020?
In which Pakistani city did women protest against the Taliban in 1998?
Which 2007 film is based on a novel by Khaled Hosseini?
What was the name of the Christian aid organisation that was murdered by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2010?
What is the name of the Taliban's spokesman who revealed himself to the public for the first time after the capture of Kabul in 2021?
Who launched an attack on Sheberghan, the main military base of Abdul Rashid Dostum, in 1997?
Who was the President of Pakistan at the time of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
The 2011 Ashura bombings in Afghanistan targeted which religious sect?
What is the main source of income for the Taliban?
Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda from 1996 to 2001?
In which Afghan city did Mullah Omar found the Taliban in 1994?
In which city was the US-Taliban peace deal signed in February 2020?
The Hazara people are forced from their land by which ethnic group?
Who is the former head of the political office in Doha, Qatar, for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)?
What is the highest grade in which girls are allowed to attend school in Afghanistan?
What is the name of the Pashtun tribal council in Afghanistan?
Who was the President of Pakistan at the time of the 2001 Taliban uprising?
What name is given to a sect of Islam that developed extreme doctrines which set them apart from both Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims?
At which site in Afghanistan were Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001?
Who was the US President at the time of the 9/11 attacks?
Who is the President of Afghanistan?
Jalaluddin Haqqani was the founder of which terrorist organisation?
In which country did the Taliban rule from 1996-2001?
What type of meat is banned by the Taliban?
What was the name of the Afghan woman who was executed in 1999 for murdering her husband with an axe?
Who became President of Afghanistan in 2001?
What religion is persecuted by the Taliban in Afghanistan?
In which province of Afghanistan would you find the Northern Alliance fighters?
Which US President banned all trade with the Taliban in 1999?
In December 2022, the Taliban in Afghanistan banned women from doing what?
Which two countries signed a transit treaty in 1979, facilitating the smuggling of drugs and weapons between them?
Three Western aid workers were murdered in Afghanistan in August 2008, for which organisation were they working?
Who was the Taliban's nominee for Ambassador to the United Nations?
Which country was the first to recognize the Taliban?
Who was the director of security at the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001 who died in the collapse of the South Tower?
Who was the leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan?
Which country officially recognizes the Taliban as a government?
What is the currency of Afghanistan?
The Taliban in Pakistan banned vaccinations for what disease in 2012?
In January 2022, the Taliban made their first official visit to Western Europe since returning to power in Afghanistan, to which city?
What is the name of the CIA's elite counter-insurgency unit?