Beginning of The End to The Forever War: US Policy towards Afghanistan during Trump Administration
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https://doi.org/10.55227/ijhess.v5i2.1911Keywords:
Foreign Policy, United States, AfghanistanAbstract
This paper aims to study how United States (US) under Trump administration conducted their foreign policy towards Afghanistan, a nation which served as one of the US main interests since the start of 21st century. Qualitative research method is used, with foregin policies analysed under the international relations realism theory. This research finds that there is a discrepancy between Trump’s idea’s of America First policies, coupled with a reluctancy to abandon Afghanistan which the US has been involved with for two decades. This dilema lies between the need to reduce US spending towards Afghanistan and divert the resources to other interests, while also making sure that Afghanistan remains secure without becoming a country which potentially harbours terrorists.
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