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Presidential Determination

Terminating the Designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non-NATO Ally

President Biden terminated Afghanistan's designation as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) of the United States, effective September 23, 2022. This removes Afghanistan's privileged status for foreign assistance and arms exports under U.S. law. The Secretary of State was directed to publish the determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 60057

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register filing date (document filed for publication)

Key directives

  • Terminate Afghanistan's designation as Major Non-NATO Ally
  • Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Termination of MNNA status takes effect
  • Afghanistan loses preferential treatment under Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act

Near term (90d)

  • Publication in Federal Register
  • State Department implementation of status change for export licensing

Long term

  • Permanent shift in U.S.-Afghanistan security relationship
  • Potential renegotiation of any remaining security cooperation frameworks

Risks & tensions

  • Follows Taliban takeover, formalizing degraded relationship
  • May complicate limited counterterrorism cooperation if any remains
  • Symbolic closure of post-9/1 nation-building era
Presidential Determination: Terminating the Designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non-NATO Ally · Executive Orders