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 after the American military left Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan, on July 5, 2021. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo

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

In a statement, the Taliban emphasized that “Afghanistan’s independence and territorial integrity are of the utmost importance” and urged the United States to abide by the pledge it made under the 2020 Doha Agreement.