# What Happened in Afghanistan?

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/what-happened-in-afghanistan>

**By** Sahar Khan, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus

**Published:** September 24, 2021

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Sahar Khan joins the podcast to discuss how the withdrawal from Afghanistan was never going to go well whether it happened today, 10 years ago, or 20 years from now.

## Shownotes:

It’s true that for the first time in 20 years, there is no US military presence in Afghanistan. But Sahar Khan suggests that the war is not really over. Throughout this episode, we discuss what happened in Afghanistan over the last two decades and why the United States kept troops on the ground there longer than anticipated.

## Further Reading:

[Don’t be Fooled: America’s “Longest War” Isn’t Over](https://www.cato.org/blog/dont-be-fooled-americas-longest-war-isnt-over), written by Sahar Khan

[The Taliban are Back. Now What?](https://www.cato.org/commentary/taliban-are-back-now-what), written by Sahar Khan