Ruger may be new US envoy to Afghanistan

KABUL, an American newspaper reported.

The Wall Street Journal said Ruger, an anti-interventionist conservative, has long supported an immediate pullout of US forces from the war-torn country.

A foreign-policy expert, Ruger is said to be supportive of withdrawing a substantial portion of US troops from Afghanistan, according to the newspaper.

The State Department is believed to have alerted the Afghan government earlier this week about the upcoming decision, with Ruger vetted for the position for the past three months.

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