From Fox News: 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.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the president criticized the handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Joe Biden and said he had “a little breaking news.”
“We’re trying to get it back,” Trump said. “We’re trying to get it back because they need things from us.”
Trump did not expand on whom he was referring to or, if referring to the Taliban, the terrorist organization that took over the country in 2021, what they “need” from the United States.
“We want that base back, but one of the reasons we want the base is, as you know, it’s an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons,” Trump added.
WATCH BELOW:
🚨 @POTUS on Bagram Airfield, which fell to the Taliban in Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal:
“We’re trying to get it back, by the way. That could be a little breaking news… It’s an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons.” pic.twitter.com/Lbe9dcnfjS
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 18, 2025
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