Round 5: Tossup 18

It’s not the US or Iran, but in this country unfabricated, (-5[1])threatening “night letters” were nailed to doors and posted on public buildings to threaten perceived traitors. The 2022 documentary Retrograde has come under heavy criticism for creating an unintentional “hit list” within this country due to its failure to blur faces. Citizens of the UK and this country were the main targets of Operation Pitting. Prior to its closure, the CARE Office provided support for the processing of SIVs for citizens of this country. (10[1])Operation Allies Refuge occurred within this country, where dozens of C-17s airlifted out foreign collaborators (10[1])like Dari interpreters and minesweepers, (10[1])out of Hamid Karzai International Airport. (10[1])For 10 points, the US evacuated what country’s capital of Kabul in August 2021? ■END■

ANSWER: Afghanistan [or Islamic Republic of Afghanistan or Jamhuriye Islamiye Afghanistan]
<KT, Current Events> | Packet E - Chicago A, Toronto B, Brandeis B, JHU A
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%0%91.67
California (South)Main Site4100%50%107.25
CanadaMain Site1100%0%102.00
FloridaMain Site3100%0%84.33
Great LakesMain Site5100%0%95.40
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site9100%11%103.78
MidwestMain Site8100%0%98.63
NortheastMain Site5100%0%103.80
OverflowMain Site4100%25%99.25
South CentralMain Site2100%0%107.00
SoutheastMain Site7100%0%106.57
UKMain Site12100%8%97.92
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site888%13%96.71
Upstate NYMain Site4100%0%100.75