Trump threatens Afghanistan over Bagram air base

The Taliban took over the US base following the collapse of the Afghan government and the US military withdrawal in 2021.

Trump said on Thursday that the United States had sought to regain control of the base used by American forces following the attacks of September 11, 2001.

He told reporters on Friday that he was speaking with Afghanistan about it.

Afghan officials have expressed opposition to a revived US presence.

"Afghanistan and the United States need to engage with one another ... without the United States maintaining any military presence in any part of Afghanistan," Zakir Jalal, an Afghan foreign ministry official, said in a post on X on Thursday.