Why Trump Wants to ‘Take Back’ Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base
The Wall Street Journal·2025-09-23 20:13
Bram was the largest US base in Afghanistan during the 20-year war on terror, and President Trump helped lay the groundwork for a withdrawal during his first term. The Taliban wants to make a deal. We'll see if they want to make a deal. It's got to be a real deal.A deal was made and the US had a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Biden administration in 2021. Today, the Taliban controls the base, but in a surprise twist, President Trump said this. We're trying to get it back because they need th ...