President Trump said he is aiming to regain control of Bagram Air Base, which has been under Taliban control since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.

“We gave it to them for nothing. We’re trying to get it back, by the way. That could be a little breaking news, we’re trying to get it back because they need things from us,” Trump said Thursday of the base.

“We want that base back but one of the reasons we want the base is, as you know, it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons,” he added.

The president, while speaking at a press conference in the United Kingdom........

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