• Mohammad Ajmal Zurmati

Abstract: The United States and NATO ended their occupation of Afghanistan in August 2021 after spending two decades of extensive war in Afghanistan. The United States now has neither a military nor a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, as the Afghan government has so far not been recognized and the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to get its government recognition by neighbouring countries and the world. The events of 9/11 led the United States to unilaterally decide to occupy Afghanistan and then sought the cooperation and support of NATO countries for military operations in Afghanistan. From the beginning, the US occupation of Afghanistan pursued two main strategic goals: first, Afghanistan should not be the baseline of the al-Qaeda network, and secondly, it should prevent hostile forces not to acquire nuclear weapons in Pakistan. Now, why the United States did not achieve its goals in Afghanistan and why it faced a strategic failure, this study has been conducted to critically highlight the answer.

Keywords: Afghanistan, Withdrawal, US strategic Interest, State building and Obstacles to peace

" WHY DID THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES FACE A STRATEGIC FAILURE AND NOT ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.d688-d693, October-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110373.pdf

" WHY DID THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES FACE A STRATEGIC FAILURE AND NOT ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no. ppd688-d693, October-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110373.pdf