News bulletin – answers

Awaiting progress in Afghanistan

questions

1. What are the women protesting about? a controversial law
2. How do some see the protest? as a sign of progress
3. Who is the soldier serving with? NATO
4. How does he describe the womens’ demonstrations? as a healthy thing
5. How would people have felt about this a few years ago? extremely surprised
6. What might these ‘signs of progress’ provide in Afghanistan? signs of relief
7. How many US troops are there now? about 38,000
8. What are a further 17,000 troops doing? going to Afghanistan (heading that way)
9. What does the captain feel these troops will do? make a significant difference
10. What else does Afghanistan need in order to progress? a decrease in violence