U.S. President Donald Trump connected Saturday (September 20, 2025) threatened Afghanistan if it does not springiness backmost power of the Bagram aerial basal to the United States.
"If Afghanistan doesn’t springiness Bagram Airbase backmost to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN," Mr. Trump said successful a Truth Social post.
Mr. Trump said connected Thursday that the United States had sought to regain power of the basal utilized by American forces pursuing the attacks of September 11, 2001. He told reporters connected Friday that helium was speaking with Afghanistan astir it.
The withdrawal of American forces successful 2021 led to a takeover of the basal by the Islamist Taliban movement. Afghan officials person expressed absorption to a revived U.S. presence.
"Afghanistan and the United States request to prosecute with 1 different ... without the United States maintaining immoderate subject beingness successful immoderate portion of Afghanistan," Zakir Jalal, an Afghan Foreign Ministry official, said successful a station connected X connected Thursday.
