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Cato Weekly Podcast • August 27, 2021 

# The Rocky, Necessary ‘Trump-Biden’ Afghanistan Withdrawal 

The U.S. departure from Afghanistan proceeds, but how much of the bloodshed and other bungling was avoidable? William Ruger was the Trump administration nominee for ambassador to Afghanistan and is a Cato Institute research fellow.

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##### [William Ruger](/people/william-ruger)

President, American Institute for Economic Research, and Research Fellow, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute