CHEQUERS, United Kingdom: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was working to “get back” the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, which the United States gave up control of shortly before the Taliban takeover of the country in 2021. “We’re trying to get it back, by the way, that could be a little breaking news. We’re trying to get it back because they need things from us,” Trump said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Trump has repeatedly stressed the base’s strategic value and alleged it was under Chinese control, a claim Afghan authorities have denied.

US president suggests he is negotiating with Taliban for American forces to once again occupy base

CHEQUERS, United Kingdom: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was working to “get back” the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, which the United States gave up control of…

The president tied it to the need for the U.S. to counter its top rival, China.

Bagram airbase was handed over to the Afghan military shortly before the Taliban returned to power.

KABUL: The Taliban have rejected the return of the US military to Afghanistan after President Donald Trump claimed that Washington sought to regain control of a key air base…

The US president has often lamented the loss of access to the facility, noting its proximity to China.

Trump threatens Afghanistan over Bagram Airbase control, sparking tensions with Afghan officials and Taliban after U.S. withdrawal.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Afghanistan with unspecified punishment if the Taliban-controlled country did not “give Bagram Airbase back.” “If…

The US president is demanding the Taliban ‘give back’ Bagram, one of the largest military airfields in the world

US leader says he wants to regain control of Bagram Air Base because of its proximity to Chinese nuclear facilities in Xinjiang.

Trump threatened punishment against Afghanistan if the base was not returned, four years after it was abandoned by US troops in a deal he brokered.