The president’s stated intentions to take over Bagram Air Base risk a departure from the détente of recent years.
The U.S. left Bagram air base in 2021 ahead of its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and the subsequent Taliban takeover.
US President Donald Trump has pushed for regaining Bagram airbase, citing proximity to China's nuclear facilities.
Vague threat comes after the Taliban rejected Trump's call to return the airbase previously used by US forces.
Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is about 1,200 miles from an old Chinese nuclear test range, but controlling the base would require the reentry of U.S. personnel into Afghanistan.
A Taliban official has rejected the idea that the US could retake a key airbase in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump told reporters he wanted it back.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration is "trying" to get the former U.S. Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan "back" from the Taliban. In remarks to the press while standing alongside U ...
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