The airbase north of Kabul has already outlasted the Soviets and Americans. Trump now wants it back – but the obstacles are higher than ever
“One of the biggest airbases in the world, we gave it to them for nothing. We’re trying to get it back,” US President Donald Trump recently declared at a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He tied the demand directly to Beijing, stressing that Bagram is “an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons.”
Hours later, Trump sharpened his message on Truth Social, writing in his trademark all-caps style: “If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it…
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