Colombian soldiers take part in an operation to eradicate illicit crops in Tumaco, Narino Department, Colombia on December 30, 2020. Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images

The Trump administration said Monday that Colombia had “failed demonstrably” in its obligations to fight drug trafficking but the US will continue to provide funding to the country.

Although the decision to “decertify” Colombia but continue assistance avoids what experts said was the worst-case scenario of cutting off millions in funding, it is still a significant symbolic move.

It is likely to further harm the already rocky relationship between Washington and Bogota at a time when the Trump administration says countertrafficking is a top priority. The administration has militarized its response and conducted two deadly str

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