Symposium: Was Withdrawing From Afghanistan the Right Thing to Do?

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Symposium: Was Withdrawing From Afghanistan the Right Thing to Do?

The decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was a strategic imperative delivered with a frightening degree of incompetence, lack of preparation, and confusion.

By Aaron David Miller

Published on Aug 25, 2022

Responsible Statecraft

About the Author

Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy.

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