Trump: US trying to get Bagram Airbase 'back' from Taliban in Afghanistan

https://www.foxnews.com ^ | September 18, 2025 | Caitlin McFall

[DesertRhino]

Ok.... still doesn’t explain why our broke nation needs an Air Force base in Central Asia.

[Allegra]

The decent runway and the proximity to Kabul are only a couple of the things that make Bagram valuable to the U.S.

[mass55th]

"It's to prevent the Chinese from taking it."

Let them have it. That's the Middle East and Europe's problem. Not ours.

[LibFreeUSA]

Afghanistan and Iran don’t like each other much. Sounds like Trump is trying to capitalize on this angle. Imagine US and Taliban become “allies”. Unreal.

[Theoria]

It was Trumps plan to withdrawal from Afghanistan to begin with. Biden merely sped it up. If the gop had their way we would still be there.

If Communist China is a problem, don't trade with them or tariff the hell out of them. We aren't doing that. We aren't even creating alliances to with the EU and such to contend with them.