FOR AFGHANS, ‘MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY’ STATUS HAVE NO GOOD MEMORIES

Thu 07 July 2022:

In reaction to the US decision to withdraw Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated that the Taliban’s administration is“undismayed.”

US President Joe Biden officially announced his intention to withdraw Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally in a letter to Congress on July 6.

President Biden’s decision to rescind Afghanistan’s designation in NATO was met with a tweetstorm in which Zabihullah Mujahid reacted that Afghanistan never“benefited” from the designation in the first place.

Biden on Wednesday notified Congress of his intent to officially rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally.

“In accordance with section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2321k), I am providing notice of my intent to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non‑NATO Ally,” Biden said in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In July 2012, the US named Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, which made it easier for Kabul to receive defense equipment from Washington.

Mujahid said Afghans have “suffered from this status” in the past 20 years and “they do not have good memories of it.”

However, the interim administration spokesperson added that Afghanistan under the Taliban rule wants good relations with Washington in the diplomatic and commercial sectors.

The Taliban returned to power after 20 years of war last August after the complete withdrawal of the US-led foreign forces from Afghanistan.

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