The fact that Afghanistan’s ethnic groups are concentrated in distinct geographical zones would simplify partition and make the resulting borders more likely to last, unlike those drawn by colonial officials, who invented countries with no national identity or historical roots. Indeed, both geographically and demographically, Afghanistan’s non-Pashtun groups account for more than half of the country, with Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Hazaras alone making up close to 50% of the population.
阿富汗族群聚居于独立的地理区域令分治变得简单，由此划定的边境线也有可能长期存在，这与殖民官员凭空绘制的没有民族认同感或历史起源的边境线有着本质的区别。实际上，阿富汗非普什图人无论从地理还是人口方面都占到半数以上，光是塔吉克族、乌兹别克族和哈扎拉族就占总人口的近50%。