US EditionTrump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China
- President Donald Trump announced efforts to reclaim Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, linking this to U.S. interests in countering China due to its proximity to Chinese nuclear facilities.
- Trump criticized the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Joe Biden, calling it a disaster that weakened U.S. global influence.
- The Taliban, which currently controls Bagram Air Base, may agree to negotiations for its return due to their need for U.S. support, although specifics remain unclear.
- Trump expressed disappointment over the loss of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan since the 2021 pullout, stating, 'We gave it to for nothing.
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‘An hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons’: Donald Trump makes a deeply unhinged case for why he’s working with the Taliban
President Donald Trump has made some pretty huge claims about the United States’ efforts to regain control of Bagram air base in Afghanistan. He dropped the news during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, calling it “a little breaking news”. The statement came as he was criticizing the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he called a “total disaster,” a move he says he would have done with “strength and dig…
Trump Says US Seeks To 'Get Back' Bagram Base Amid Taliban Rule
President Donald Trump said the United States is attempting to get Bagram Airfield back from Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, citing the extremist group’s need for US help and the facility’s nearness to China’s nuclear assets.
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KULR-TVTrump suggests he'd send U.S. troops back to Afghanistan base
LONDON - President Trump suggested at a press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he'd like the U.S. to retake the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, five years after he directed troops to pull out of the region.
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