The United States does not consider Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, President Byden said Wednesday. A one-year acquisition by Tullivan.
This announcement reduces the number of major non-NATO allies to 18: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan , Philippines, Qatar, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia.
The United States also treats Taiwan as a major non-NATO ally, but is trying to avoid formal designation as tensions with China continue.
Afghanistan was designated as a major non-NATO ally in 2012 during the Obama administration. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the time said:
Nine years later, Byden announced the withdrawal of all US troops from the country, causing the collapse of Afghanistan's western aid government and the rapid return of Tullivan. NATO forces after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
Chaotic army withdrawalWas killed by13 U.S. military personneland more than 180 Afghan citizens in an ISIS-K suicide bomb attack outside Hamidkarzai International Airport on August 26.
The Byden administration has dealt with the withdrawal, especially the elimination of all troops before the United States successfully evacuated thousands of U.S. citizensand Afghanistan's allies that were devastated by the war. It has been strongly criticized for that. Country.
According to the Ministry of State, foreign countries whose relations with the United States benefit defense, trade and security cooperation are provided with designations of major allies other than NATO..
This designation provides military and economic privileges to allies, but does not guarantee security efforts.
