President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday that the U.S. was trying to retake control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

The president made the comments during a press conference alongside British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer while criticizing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Joe Biden in 2021.

The president said the U.S. was going to leave Afghanistan but keep Bagram.

“We gave it to them for nothing,” Trump said. “We’re trying to get it back by the way.”

“We’re trying to get it back because they need things from us. We want that base back,” the president added.

The president provided no details on how the U.S. was approaching any kind of deal and with whom exactly. He also did not mention the Taliban, which is now in control of Afghanistan, by name.

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