The president’s stated intentions to take over Bagram Air Base risk a departure from the détente of recent years.

WASHINGTON − The U.S. is trying regain control of Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump says, as it seeks to reestablish a foothold in the region as a check on China. The United States ...

Vague threat comes after the Taliban rejected Trump's call to return the airbase previously used by US forces.

US President Donald Trump has pushed for regaining Bagram airbase, citing proximity to China's nuclear facilities.

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.

Ever since the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Trump has said it was a mistake for the U.S. military to leave Bagram Air Base, in part, because of its proximity to China.