Taliban Rejects Trump’s Call to Return Afghan Air Base to US Control

President Donald Trump has warned that ‘bad things are going to happen’ if the Taliban refuses to return control of the Bagram Air Base.

A member of the Afghan security forces stands guard following the U.S. military's departure from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on July 5, 2021. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo

The Taliban regime on Sept. 21 rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to regain control of Bagram Air Base, the main base for U.S. forces in Afghanistan before their 2021 withdrawal.

A statement posted on X by Taliban spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat emphasized that “Afghanistan’s independence and territorial integrity are of the utmost importance” and urged the United States to abide by the pledge that it made under the 2020 Doha Agreement.