The Taliban has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump’s call to “take back” Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, “Afghans will never allow their land to be handed over to anyone under any circumstances,” in an interview with Sky News.

Trump, in a post on Truth Social, on September 20 warned Afghanistan that “bad things are going to happen” if they did not comply with his demand. He wrote, “If Afghanistan doesn't give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!!”

Trump has repeatedly criticized President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that it left American military assets, including Bagram, in Taliban hands.

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