Afghanistan–United States relations Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says that Afghanistan will not cede control of Bagram Air Base to the United States following...

The Taliban government has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump’s call to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

A gate is seen at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021.

President Donald Trump has suggested he’s working to reestablish a U.S.

That comes four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban’s hands.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan () — The Taliban government on Sunday rejected U.S.

President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the sprawling military facility in the Taliban’s hands.

Trump on Saturday renewed his call to reestablish a U.S.

Presence at Bagram, even saying “we’re talking now to Afghanistan” about the matter.

He did not offer further details about the purported conversations.

Asked by a reporter if he’d consider deploying U.S.

“We want it back, and we want it back right away.

If they don’t do it, you’re going to find out what I’m going to do.”.

On Sunday, chief Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejected Trump’s assertions and urged the U.S.

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