In a stern warning to the United States, a top Afghan official rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand to return the Bagram air base to US control.
According to Bloomberg, the Taliban’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Fasihuddin Fitrat, said that they “do not fear any aggressor or bully.”
Speaking at an event on state-run TV, he said, “Afghanistan is fully independent and not dependent on any foreign power.”
Afghanistan’s Defence Minister, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujhaid, said they are ready to fight the United States for the next 20 years.
Trump is determined to reclaim control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan as he cautioned the Taliban government again.
When asked about the possibility of US boots on Afghanistan soil, Donald Trump said, “We’re talking now to Afghanistan, and we want it back, and we want it back soon. If they don’t do it, you’re going to find out what I’m going to do.”
Earlier in the day, Trump, in a post on Truth Social, warned Afghanistan that “bad things are going to happen” if they did not comply with his demand.
“If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!!” Trump warned in a post on Truth Social.”
Bagram Air Base is currently under the control of the Taliban government after the US troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.
Additionally, Trump also made brief remarks on other foreign policy matters, including the upcoming participation in the UN General Assembly and recent Russian incursions in Estonia.
