This is trivially falsifiable. We didn't nuke Afghanistan after 9/11.
(We did nominally succeed in regime change in the country that didn't attack us, though...)
> Afghanistan after 9/11.
It wasn't Afghanistan (as a nation) that directly carried out 9/11. The government did have close ties with Al Qaeda and sheltered it though.
> Afghanistan after 9/11.
It wasn't Afghanistan (as a nation) that directly carried out 9/11. The government did have close ties with Al Qaeda and sheltered it though.