US President Donald Trump has threatened Afghanistan that if it does not return control of the "Bagram" air base to the US military, "bad things will happen", Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"If Afghanistan does not return the "Bagram" air base to those who built it – United States of America, BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN," Trump wrote on the social network "Truth Social".
The Republican president said on Thursday that Washington is trying to reclaim the base that was used by American forces after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Yesterday, Trump told reporters that he had spoken to Afghan officials about the issue.
The US military withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, after which "Bagram" was taken over by the Taliban.
Afghan officials have objected to the possible renewal of the US military presence in the country. "Afghanistan and the US must work together…. Without the US maintaining any military presence in any part of Afghanistan," wrote on the social network "Ex" on Thursday. Zakir Jalal, a foreign ministry official in Kabul.