The new status allows for Afghanistan to continue to enjoy easier American aid, even after the withdrawal of US troops in 2014.
It is a promise of not just aid, but expedited access to American equipment, as well as a guarantee of streamlined defense cooperation.
Afghanistan becomes the fifteenth country to receive such a designation.
Countries such as Israel, Australia, Japan, Egypt, and Pakistan are amongst the others that have been granted such status.
Growing tensions between Pakistan and the US have raised the question of whether Pakistan will see that status revoked.
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