Some timelines detail how Afghanistan could have been divided into two: the reformists and the radicals. For me, this is only until such time that reformists finally regain the entire country. Here, Afghanistan has a better fate.
For the United States, I am interested to see Gephardt losing in 1992 to Bush. Afterwards, Clinton wins in a landslide in 1996 after the economy of the world complete collapses by 1996*. Meaning, Democrats retain control of Congress past 1994.
*Yes. This could have happened. IIRC, if you changed things enough for Japan, you could have its bubble that burst in 1990-92 burst later, leading to an even larger Asian Financial Crisis.
The effects of this could hurt the USSR, too, which is just recovering from the 1989-92 recession. This could crush the Communists. And would they still be named "Communist" after 1991?
In the Philippines, you can have Miriam Defensor Santiago win over Fidel Ramos. It was somewhat close IOTL, meaning everything can be butterflied so that can happen. Look up Santiago's name, and you will see that she is far more intellectual than her contemporaries.