US President Joe Biden to cancel Afghanistan’s designation as main non-NATO ally

US President Joe Biden in a letter to Congress mentioned that he meant to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a significant non-NATO ally.

US President Joe Biden. (Photo: Reuters)

US President Joe Biden in a letter to Congress mentioned that he meant to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a significant non-NATO ally.

On Wednesday, in a letter to the House speaker Nancy Pelosi, the US President acknowledged, “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.”

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