Trump’s Bagram Air Base Demand: Afghan Officials Reject US Threats | EXPLAINED | World News
The United States President Donald Trump gave a warning to Afghanistan and asked Bagram Air Base to return to America. However, the Afghan officials rejected the threats and Mullah Tajmir Jawad, Deputy General Directorate of Intelligence, replied, saying that the Afghan government would protect the current system.
Afghan officials also emphasized that the attempt to reconstruct a foreign military presence will be met with a stubborn resistance.
Donald Trump’s warning
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The United States President, who published the truth Social, issued a warning about Bagram Airbase and said, “If Afghanistan does not give back to those who build Bagram Airbase, the United States will happen to the United States.”
Trump had previously reiterated Washington’s forcing the base to regain control. He addressed journalists on Friday and confirmed that discussions with Afghanistan continued.
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Bagram Air Base
Bagram Air Base was an important operational center for the American forces after September 11, 2001, the largest US military installation in Afghanistan.
The base was taken over by the Taliban after the withdrawal of the American forces in 2021.
Bagram Air Base is located 50 km north of Kabul and serves as the main military base of US troops in Afghanistan during the 20 -year military presence of US -led military coalition forces.
Trump criticized his predecessor Joe Biden for abandoning the Bagram air base during the withdrawal of the US in August 2021.
Afghanistan’s reaction to Trump’s threat
According to IANS, Afghan Defense Minister Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid said to the media, “If you leave and do not want bases, we are ready to fight another 20 years.”
Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Zakir Jalaly rejected the US idea of return and said that the Afghans “never accept foreign units in their territory” and that any dialogue about Washington should exclude military reorganization.
(With Ians entrances)
