[hanamizu]

“But Ukrainians have hated Russians for a long time, not so with Afghans.”

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Afghans have a history of hating everyone who tries to take over Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a long history of being easily conquered, but impossible to control for very long.

The Ukraine? Their history and geography does not lend itself to optimism in the present circumstances. Russia/USSR controlled them for centuries.

[Wissa]

Afghanistan has a long history of being easily conquered, but impossible to control for very long.

The more rugged the terrain, the more independent-minded the population.

Afghanistan, Switzerland, Catalonia, Ancient Israel, "hillbillies" in the American southeast all come to mind.