Trump: US trying to get Bagram Airbase 'back' from Taliban in Afghanistan
President says Bagram Airfield is 'an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons'
By Caitlin McFall Fox News
Published September 18, 2025 10:59am EDT | Updated September 18, 2025 11:38am EDT
President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration is "trying" to get the former U.S. Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan "back" from the Taliban.
In remarks to the press while standing alongside U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the president criticized the handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Joe Biden and said he had "a little breaking news."
"We're trying to get it back," Trump said. "We're trying to get it back because they need things from us."
Trump did not expand on whom he was referring to or, if referring to the Taliban, the terrorist organization that took over the country in 2021, what they "need" from the United States.
"We want that base back, but one of the reasons we want the base is, as you know, it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons," Trump added.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's questions regarding the president's claims.
In March, Fox News Digital reported that White House hostage envoy Adam Boehler met in person with Taliban officials at the Kabul International Airport as he worked to secure the release of George Glezmann.
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