Trump: ‘We were going to keep Bagram, not because of Afghanistan but because of China’

The US president says Bagram Air Base is a critical asset for countering China, as experts debate the feasibility of reclaiming abandoned US military equipment in Afghanistan.

A Taliban soldier enters a helicopter at Bagram Air Base in Parwan, Afghanistan, September 23, 2021. Picture taken September 23, 2021.

A Taliban soldier enters a helicopter at Bagram Air Base in Parwan, Afghanistan, September 23, 2021. Picture taken September 23, 2021.

(photo credit: WANA VIA REUTERS)

ByARSHAD MEHMOUD/THE MEDIA LINE

MARCH 5, 2025 20:58