US EditionTaliban Rejects Trump’s Demand to Return Bagram Air Base — ‘We Will Never Give It Back’
The Taliban asserts Afghan sovereignty by refusing US control of Bagram Air Base despite former President Trump's repeated demands and strategic concerns, officials said.
- The Taliban has dismissed President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the United States to retake control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, making it clear they will not return the facility to American hands as of September 2025.
- Trump renewed calls for the return of Bagram following the 2021 US withdrawal, arguing the base's location holds strategic significance and warning of 'serious consequences' if demands are ignored.
- Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid asserted in interviews that Afghans are firmly opposed to relinquishing control of their territory to outsiders under any situation.
- Bagram Air Base, once the largest US military site in Afghanistan, now houses US-supplied armaments displayed by the Taliban during official events.
- Despite pressure, the Taliban shows no indication of returning the airbase, maintaining exclusive control since regaining power in 2021.
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Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base — ‘We will never give it back’
The Taliban has rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand to “take back” Bagram Air Base, with spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid saying, “Afghans will never allow their land to be handed over to anyone under any circumstances.”
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Bagram Air base. Photo: Wikimedia Commons A Taliban leader has rejected US President Donald Trump’s push to ‘take back’ the strategically crucial Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told Sky News that “Afghans will never allow their land to be handed over to anyone under any circumstances.” The Bagram Air Base, located north of Kabul, served as the hub of U.S. and NATO military operations in Afghanistan for ne…
Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to hand over Bagram Air Base to US - The Zambian Observer
The Taliban’s chief spokesman has firmly rejected Donald Trump’s push to “take back” Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. In a new interview with Sky News, Zabihullah Mujahid said: “Afghans will never allow their land to be handed over to anyone under any circumstances.” But the senior Taliban member said his government had held talks with […] The post Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to hand over Bagram Air Base to US first appeared on The Zambian Obs…
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