JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) – Taliban government on Sunday rejected President Donald Trump Bids to revive the Bagram Air Base4 years later America’s chaotic withdrawal From Afghanistan I left a vast military facility With the Taliban’s hands.
It is unclear what conversations the US had with Afghan officials. But Trump hinted at what the Taliban had I suffered from an economic crisisSince then, international legitimacy, internal rifts, rival extremist groups Their return to power In 2021, the US troops can be allowed to return.
Taliban Prime Minister spokesman Zabihara Mujahid rejected Trump’s claims and urged the United States to adopt a policy of “realism and rationality.” Afghanistan has an economically oriented foreign policy and sought constructive relations with all states based on mutual and shared interests, Mujahid posted on X.
In all bilateral negotiations that Afghanistan’s independence and territorial integrity were of paramount importance, he said, it was consistently communicated to the United States.
“Remember, under the Doha Agreement, the United States has pledged to not use or threaten the power to Afghanistan’s territorial integrity or political independence or interfere with its internal affairs,” he said. The United States needs to remain faithful to its commitment, he added.
Mujahid did not answer questions from the Associated Press about his conversation with the Trump administration regarding Bagram and why Trump believed the US could take it.
Last August, the Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its acquisition in Bagram Magnificent military display Abandoned US hardware catches the eye of the White House. Trump repeatedly criticized his predecessor, Joe Biden, for his “crude incompetence” during the withdrawal of US troops after the longest war in the country.
