1. List the who, what, where and when of the news report.

2. Which president was declared the winner by Afghanistan’s election commission? Which outside officials attended his inauguration?

3. What is most concerning about the warlords that back each man?

4. The U.S. signed an initial peace deal with the Taliban on Feb. 29.
US negotiators did not link the troop pullout to Afghan political stability or any particular outcome of talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. Instead, the deal is dependent on the Taliban's honoring its commitment to stop "any group or individual, including al-Qaida, from using the soil of Afghanistan to threaten the security of the United States and its allies."

a) What is supposed to be the next step for a lasting peace with the Taliban, the U.S. and the Afghan government?

b) How does the fight between the two claiming the presidency threaten to undermine the ability to move forward with the next step of a peace deal?

5. The U.S. has spent over $2 trillion in Afghanistan; 2,400 troops have died and over 20,000 wounded over the past 18 years that we have been there.
a) When / how do you think we should get out of Afghanistan?
b) Ask a parent the same question.