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Yulysess Posted 20 years ago
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----, Afghanistan is still a country on edge.

A) As the UN Security Council passed two resolutions in 1999 and 2000, demanding the Taliban cease their support for terrorism
B) Unless President Hamid Karzai had an army of 20,000
C) Since 50 per cent of voters braved threats of insurgent attacks to vote in the September parliamentary elections
D) Ever since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in September 1996
E) Four years after the US and its allies ousted the Taliban from power


The suggested answer is "E", but the question seems to me a bit strange! What do you think about the option "C".

Any comment'll be much appreciated! Thanks in advamce:)
  

Top answer

Only D and E would be possible with the "still" in the 2nd clause, but the Talibans don't make a "positive" sense, thus E. C is not logical. There's no connection between the 1st and the 2nd part, on the contrary, there's some contradiction.

— Marius Hancu

  • Only D and E would be possible with the "still" in the 2nd clause, but the Talibans don't make a "positive" sense, thus E.
  • C is not logical.
  • There's no connection between the 1st and the 2nd part, on the contrary, there's some contradiction.
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Only D and E would be possible with the "still" in the 2nd clause, but the Talibans don't make a "positive" sense, thus E.

C is not logical. There's no connection between the 1st and the 2nd part, on the contrary, there's some contradiction.
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Marius HancuOnly D and E would be possible with the "still" in the 2nd clause, but the Talibans don't make a "positive" sense, thus E.

C is not logical. There's no connection between the 1st and the 2nd part, on the contrary, there's some contradiction.

Thanks a lot, Marius;

Is there anyone else to comment my question?:)
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