Introduction to Global Studies: US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Introduction to Global Studies: US withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Introduction to Global Studies: US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Global studies involve the direct comparison of regions from several academic perspectives and create connections among the regions. On the other hand, it can involve studying different fields like political, social, and economic situations worldwide. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is significant to put to the global studies as it provides one with the knowledge and skills to understand the changing world order. In September 2001, the US took over Afghanistan's war issue and led the military against the Al Qaeda and Afghan Taliban government (Clayton, 2021). On April 14, 2021, after over two decades of US assistance to Afghanistan, President Joe bidden announced the withdrawal of the US military forces and other international assistants from Afghanistan. Therefore, on May 1, the US officially started withdrawing its troop with the hope to be completed by September 11, 2021. The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan has been consequential in the economic, social, and political aspects, and this transition has led to the suffering of many people.
The US military draws back from Afghanistan could affect the level of financial assistance that the state was receiving from the Americans and several other donors. Additionally, since the US has drawn back from the issues of Afghanistan, there might be improper usage of the US aid provided as there would be no monitoring of the effectiveness of the funds provided, thus negatively affecting the GDP of Afghanistan (Clayton, 2021). Furthermore, Afghan politics is affected by the US military drawback due to the rise of many new political forums with numerous ideologies against the government. Yet, there is no military support to the current government to stop these emerging parties and congresses. More also, the US invested in both advisory and financial support to the government of Afghanistan. Therefore, the withdrawal will also affect the advisory and financial efforts and thus negatively affect the political aspects of Afghanistan as the government would not be able to fund some vital projects for its citizens (Akylbayev and Janibekov, 2021). Furthermore, increased security threats in Afghanistan due to the US military withdrawal have negatively affected the country's social life. People are made to live in fear for survival due to the number of extremist groups that keep on rising and threatening people's lives (Clayton, 2021). The extremist or radical groups in Afghanistan also advocate against the system that promotes open societal values, making some people migrate to other countries.
The most affected people by the US military drawback are women and children. The US military would offer the Taliban better and increased leverage on the battlefield in Afghanistan; this would affect the lives of Afghan women and children as the Taliban have no mercy for them. Following the treaty signed in Doha by the Taliban and the United States in 2020, the Taliban promised not only to attack the United States and its ally states, thus leaving ...