Implications and Challenges of the United States Drawdown Plan from Afghanistan 2014-2021

Abstract

The qualitative and descriptive study examines the United States engagement in Afghanistan during 2014-2021 has been consisted on the paradigms of change, fluctuation and divergence. How The United States tested different approaches to deal with the domest related to Afghanistan? The Washington administration followed multi the regional solution to end the proxy war in Afghanistan. Why the United States used the pressure tactic policy towards Pakistan to squeeze Taliban factor? The use of major military escalation policy and the complete disengagement approach along with political settlement were the other options for the United States to get forward in Afghanistan. On the whole the regional strategies, unilateral approach, the status quo plus approach led certain implications of the US Afghan war. The divergent and miscalculated American policies towards Afghanistan increase the hostile environment in the region. The regional actors emerged as the major independ concerned geo- political intrigues due to the dominant engagement of the United States in Afghanistan.