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President Trump connected Saturday 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," Trump said successful a Truth Social post.
Pressed by NewsNation's Libbey Dean Saturday whether that could mean U.S. boots connected the ground, the president changeable back: "We're talking present to Afghanistan, and we privation it back, and we privation it backmost soon, close away. And if they don't bash it, you're going to find retired what I'm going to do."
Trump said connected Thursday that the United States had sought to regain control 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 overseas ministry official, said successful a station connected X connected Thursday.
