On August 21st President Trump unveiled the broad contours of the US Afghan and South Asian Strategy. The resolve- as announced- seeks to find favourable enduring outcomes of the US investments and sacrifices in Afghanistan. The US perceives that exiting Afghanistan under the current dynamics could create a power vacuum enabling transnational terror groups to usurp power. The US also accounts for its broader security concerns that necessitate an enduring stay.
The core pillars of the new ‘Afghan-South Asian’ strategy as laid out by President Trump include: a shift towards a condition based approach, utilisation of American diplomatic, economic and military capabilities to fulfil security objectives, transitioning from a military effort towards political reconciliation in Afghanistan, managing the Pakistan-US ties and lastly, developing a strategic partnership with India on shared objectives in the ‘South Asia and Indo Pacific region’.
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