[ It’s easy to identify the enemy in Afghanistan - they are the ones in Afghan uniforms.
Time to give the Russians another turn there. Putin would probably authorize sane rules of engagement for his troops. ]
Russia would be better than China, though China might be best because they could get stuck in that damned quagmire.
You can never stop the guerillas in Afghanistan, until you destroy the bases that create and support them, in Pakistan.
They have a sanctuary there, and until that is ended, the war will never end.
I’m OK with giving China a turn. The PLA would probably make the Russians look like the Peace Corps.