The Big GuyBiden
...46th president of the U.S. Former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect hacked up by the World's Greatest Deliberative Body. The guy who single-handedly lost Afghanistan...stated that he officially intended to revoke Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
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," president Biden wrote to House Speaker Nancy
San Fran NanPelosi
Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of professional politicians. On-again-off-again Speaker of the House. It's not her fault when they lose, but it's her accomplishment when they win. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace and occasional senior... uhhh... moments...
The United States designated Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally in 2012, paving the groundwork for the two nations to continue their defense and economic ties.
As a non-NATO ally, there is no mutual defense guarantee, in contrast to the NATO allies of the US, who are tied together by a joint defense agreement.
Afghanistan’s ally status has allowed for expedited sales and leases of military equipment even after NATO forces had left, as well as eligibility for military training and assistance.
Nearly a year has passed since the Islamic Theocratic
Republicof Afghanistan, which the United States had supported, was tossed by Taliban
...Arabic for
students...
forces in Kabul, which prompted the Defense and State Departments under Biden’s administration to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan.