PPSC Naib Tehsildar Current Affairs: Afghanistan MCQs

Practice Afghanistan MCQs for PPSC Naib Tehsildar Current Affairs — topic-wise sets with solved answers.

PPSC Naib Tehsildar Current Affairs: Afghanistan MCQs — sample questions

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Which militant group based in Afghanistan has been the primary source of Pakistan-Afghanistan border tensions since 2022?

    • A) Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
    • B) Islamic State Khorasan Province
    • C) Haqqani Network
    • D) Al-Qaeda Central

    Answer: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

    Explanation: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been the central driver of Pakistan-Afghanistan border tensions, launching cross-border attacks from Afghan soil. Pakistan has repeatedly demanded the Afghan Taliban government dismantle TTP sanctuaries.

  2. Question 2

    Q2. What type of special diplomatic meeting did Pakistan convene under OIC auspices in 2021 and again sought in 2022 regarding Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis?

    • A) OIC General Assembly extraordinary session
    • B) OIC Heads of State Emergency Summit
    • C) OIC Council of Foreign Ministers extraordinary session
    • D) OIC Ministerial Contact Group sitting

    Answer: OIC Council of Foreign Ministers extraordinary session

    Explanation: Pakistan pushed for and hosted an OIC Council of Foreign Ministers extraordinary session in December 2021, and continued to advocate for similar sessions in 2022, to mobilise humanitarian aid for Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.

  3. Question 3

    Q3. What does the acronym TTP stand for in the context of Pakistan's security and foreign policy challenges?

    • A) Trans-tribal Pashtun Pact
    • B) Taliban Tribal Province
    • C) Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
    • D) Trans-national Terrorism Programme

    Answer: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

    Explanation: TTP stands for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan - a Pakistani militant organisation that seeks to overthrow the Pakistani state and impose its interpretation of Islamic law. It operates primarily from sanctuaries in eastern Afghanistan.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. Pakistan's policy toward the Afghan Taliban government since August 2021 has been best described as which of the following?

    • A) Full diplomatic recognition from day one
    • B) Complete isolation and sanctions
    • C) Military intervention to restore the previous government
    • D) Conditional engagement without formal diplomatic recognition

    Answer: Conditional engagement without formal diplomatic recognition

    Explanation: Pakistan has pursued conditional engagement with the Afghan Taliban - maintaining diplomatic contact and economic ties while withholding formal recognition, partly contingent on Taliban action against TTP and respect for Pakistan's security concerns.

  5. Question 5

    Q5. When did the Taliban take control of Kabul and Afghanistan?

    • A) July 2021
    • B) August 2021
    • C) September 2021
    • D) October 2021

    Answer: August 2021

    Explanation: The Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, 2021, completing their takeover of Afghanistan as US and NATO forces withdrew. The Afghan government collapsed and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

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