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Trump Administration Working to Get Bagram Airbase Back

Whatever one’s opinion on the war in Afghanistan and the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal, there is no question that the base is an enormously strategic asset. USA Today: The U.S. is trying regain control of Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump says, as it seeks to reestablish a foothold in the region as a check on China.  The United States left the military base in July of 2021 ahead of the chaotic withdrawal of American troops and subsequent takeover of the country by the Taliban. “We’re trying to get it back, by the way,” Trump said of Bagram on the final day of a trip to England. “We’re trying to get it back, because they need things from us. 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” (USA Today).