To avoid more suffering among millions of Afghans and Ukrainians due to war necessitates attention to the lessons of Afghanistan vis-à-vis the Russian-Ukraine war. The abrupt withdrawal from Afghanistan by the arbitrary deadline of August 30, 2021 led to a disastrous exit and a low point in promulgating a culture of peace. Lessons learned from Afghanistan relevant to involvement in Ukraine are presented in a timeframe dating from the origins of the conflict; to the grounds for intervention by NATO and the United States; to the type and location of intervention; to the types of warfare; to the grounds for NATO’s withdrawal. Recommendations that address the challenges facing NATO and the U.S. over Afghanistan and Ukraine are made based on lessons learned—and spurned—from the early stages of involvement in Afghanistan after 9/11, proceeding to the final stage of withdrawal in 2021.

为了避免数百万阿富汗人和乌克兰人因战争遭受更多苦难，有必要关注阿富汗和俄罗斯-乌克兰战争的教训。在 2021 年 8 月 30 日这一任意最后期限之前突然从阿富汗撤军导致了灾难性的撤军，并导致和平文化传播工作陷入低谷。从阿富汗汲取的与参与乌克兰问题相关的经验教训以冲突起源的时间框架呈现；北约和美国干预的理由；干预的类型和地点；战争类型；北约撤军的理由。解决北约和美国在阿富汗和乌克兰问题上面临的挑战的建议是基于 9/11 事件后早期参与阿富汗事务的经验教训（以及被拒绝的经验教训）提出的。