KABUL: An Afghan Taliban government official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was “not possible,” after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.
Trump threatened the country Saturday with unspecified punishment, just days after he raised the idea of the United States retaking control of the base while on a state visit to the United Kingdom.
“If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!!” the 79-year-old leader wrote on his Truth Social platform.
On Sunday, Fasihuddin Fitrat, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense, said “some people” want to take back the base through a “political deal.”
“Recently, some people have said that they have entered negotiations with Afghanistan for taking back Bagram Air base,” he said in comments broadcast by local media.
