67 gfpr 10.31703/gfpr Global Foreign Policies Review gfpr 2788-502X 2788-5038 Humanity Publications Pakistan 394104 10.31703/gfpr.2022(V-IV).02 4573 1.0 article U.S Foreign Policies and Strategies of Bush, Obama and Trump Administration in Afghanistan Ullah Muhammad Usman Conceptualization Writing – original draft Rehman Saif Ur Rehman Writing – review & editing Gul Azka Writing – review & editing MS Scholar, Department of Politics and International Relation, International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan MS Scholar, Department of Politics and IR, IIUI Islamabad Pakistan Research Fellow Global Policy and Research Institute Islamabad Pakistan Corresponding Author: Muhammad Usman Ullah, MS Scholar, Department of Politics and International Relation, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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President Bush focused on military action and regime change, with the goal of disrupting Al Qaeda's ability to launch terrorist attacks. Obama increased the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and focused on building up the capacity of Afghan security forces and increasing diplomatic efforts. Conversely, Trump continued the drawdown of U.S. troops, increased airstrikes and attempted to revive peace talks with the Taliban. In February 2020, the U.S. signed a peace agreement with the Taliban, including a timetable for the withdrawal of all troops by May 2021. However, the peace process stalled, leading the Biden administration to extend the withdrawal deadline to August 31, 2021, and eventually withdraw all U.S. troops from the country.

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President Bush focused on military action and regime change, with the goal of disrupting Al Qaeda's ability to launch terrorist attacks. Obama increased the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and focused on building up the capacity of Afghan security forces and increasing diplomatic efforts. Conversely, Trump continued the drawdown of U.S. troops, increased airstrikes and attempted to revive peace talks with the Taliban. In February 2020, the U.S. signed a peace agreement with the Taliban, including a timetable for the withdrawal of all troops by May 2021. However, the peace process stalled, leading the Biden administration to extend the withdrawal deadline to August 31, 2021, and eventually withdraw all U.S. troops from the country.

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