Trump administration aims to reclaim Bagram Airbase from Taliban
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President Trump has been secretly advocating for months to regain control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan from the Taliban, citing strategic reasons such as surveillance of China, access to resources, and counterterrorism, despite the 2021 US troop withdrawal agreement. The base's return could influence US-Afghanistan relations and regional security, but it remains uncertain whether negotiations with the Taliban are progressing.
- Trump admin has been quietly pushing to retake Afghan base from the Taliban for months, sources say CNN
- Trump: US trying to get Bagram Airbase 'back' from Taliban in Afghanistan Fox News
- At news conference with Starmer, Trump says he is trying to get Afghan air base from Taliban The Washington Post
- US seeking to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase, says Trump The Guardian
- Trump says US ‘trying’ to get Bagram airbase back Politico
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