Taliban Army Chief Rejects Trump’s Call To Hand Over Bagram Air Base
The Taliban’s army chief has dismissed suggestions of any deal with the United States over Bagram Air Base, pushing back against recent demands from US President Donald Trump.
Fasihuddin Fitrat, Taliban's chief of army staff, said Afghans had “fought well and shone brightly” in resisting efforts to undermine the country’s independence. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for air force cadets, he recalled that many Afghans were once sent to prisons in Guantanamo, Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi, where they faced “physical and psychological suffering” but never bowed to pressure.
His remarks followed a series of statements by Trump, who urged the Taliban to hand over Bagram to US control and warned that “bad things will happen” if the base is not returned.
