Afghanistan has a history of Occupation

Now that the U.S. and NATO has exceeded the time that the Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan reporters and others are looking back into Afghanistan's history to learn more about the countries past occupations.  Read "Afghanistan: a history of occupation", The Telegraph, November 26, 2010.

NATO Passes Soviet Union in Afghanistan Occupation Length

NATO troops have now been in Afghanistan longer than the Soviet Union occupation that ended some twenty years ago.  Read more in "Nato in Afghanistan longer than Soviet Union: analysis", The Telegraph, November 26, 2010.