The Taliban's Chief of Staff, Fasihuddin Fitrat, has rejected US President Donald Trump's demand to transfer Bagram airbase to American control.
This is reported by Bloomberg.
According to Fitrat, Afghanistan is "completely independent" and is governed by its own people. "We are not afraid of any hooligans or aggressors," he stressed.
Bagram, once the largest US military base in Afghanistan, is under Taliban control after the withdrawal of US troops under a peace deal. The base is now used to showcase captured equipment, including vehicles and weapons left after the US withdrawal, and is regularly shown during official visits and military parades.
What Donald Trump said about returning to Afghanistan
Trump first mentioned the possibility of returning the base on September 18 during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Later, he again called on the Afghan authorities to hand over Bagram Air Base to the United States.
What the US did in Afghanistan
American troops entered Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks to eliminate the Al-Qaeda network and its leader Osama bin Laden.
On February 29, 2020, the US and the Taliban signed a peace agreement "On Peace in Afghanistan", which provided for the phased withdrawal of foreign troops.
And in August 2021, the US completed the withdrawal of its contingent from Afghanistan, the last military aircraft left the country on Monday.
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