Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is about 1,200 miles from an old Chinese nuclear test range, but controlling the base would require the reentry of U.S. personnel into Afghanistan.
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How Iran, China, and Russia Would React to a US Return to Bagram Air Base
A limited return to Afghanistan would confer immense advantages to Washington while triggering second-order geopolitical repercussions among its rivals.
The former U.S. and Soviet air base has been a central location for empires for thousands of years. Does Trump truly ...
Trump first announced his intentions to reclaim the former U.S. air base on Thursday, pointing to the base's close proximity to China.
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The Bagram Fallacy: Why Retaking The Base Is A Trillion-Dollar Mistake
Donald Trump keeps talking about taking back Bagram Air Base from the Taliban. He calls it America's most valuable asset in ...
It would allow the US to again project power in the region, with China close by. But taking it back won't be easy.
A member of the Afghan security forces stands guard at Bagram Air Base on July 5, 2021, after the U.S. military left the site north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Rahmat Gul/AP) JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The ...
Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base, citing Afghanistan’s sovereignty under the Doha Agreement. Trump warns “bad things” could follow if the US doesn’t regain control. The Taliban ...
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The Taliban government on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the ...
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