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The Taliban government rejected President Trump’s bid to retake Bagram air base, four years after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Trump renewed calls to reestablish U.S. presence at the sprawling military facility, saying the U.S. wants it back “right away.”

Taliban officials cited the Doha Agreement and territorial integrity, urging the U.S. to adopt a policy of “realism and rationality.”

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday rejected President Trump’s bid to retake Bagram air base, four years after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country left the sprawling military facility in the Taliban’s hands.

Trump on Saturday renewed his

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