Talk:Afghanistan

Has Afghanistan ever been successfully conquered by an external power?

In Turtledove's works this seems to be the case. He seems to underestimate the task rather seriously. He's got the Nazis ruling there in ItPoME, apparently with no trouble, and the Lizards--who would have had a hard time keeping Antarctica pacified if they could have gone there without freezing to death--doing the same. "A momentous occasion" indeed.

Perhaps HT means that they bought off local strongmen who kept vocal opposition down to a dull enough roar that the "conquerors" were able to declare victory as long as they didn't actually try to do anything with it? Turtle Fan 20:09, November 27, 2009 (UTC)