The United States is working to regain control over an air base that is currently in the Taliban’s possession.
Standing alongside UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, President Trump said his administration is “trying” to recover U.S. Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan from the Taliban.
“We’re trying to get it back by the way,” Trump said. “That could be a little breaking news, we’re trying to get it back because they need things from us. We want that base back. But one of the reasons we want the base is it’s an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons. So a lot of things are happening.”
Earlier this year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth opened an investigation into the Biden-era Afghanistan withdrawal, an operation that led to the deaths of 13 U.S. service members.
“President Trump promised accountability for what transpired during that military withdrawal, and I am committed to delivering on that promise,” Hegseth said in a statement at the time. “We have an obligation to the American people and to the warfighters who fought in Afghanistan to get the truth – and we will.”
President Trump announced last month that August 26 would be set apart to honor the service members involved in the Abbey Gate attack during the failed Afghanistan withdrawal.
“On one of the darkest days in our Nation’s history, 4 years ago, the gates of hell sprung open when an evil Jihadi terrorist carried out a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan — killing 13 heroes of our United States Armed Forces and shattering the hearts of Americans and our allies,” Trump’s proclamation reads. “As our Nation remembers this atrocious attack, we honor the memory of every brave warrior who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We join in grief with the families who senselessly lost a loved one, and we renew our solemn pledge to our 13 fallen patriots — we will never forget you; we will never forsake you; and your memory will live on forever.”
