Talibans Turned Down President Trump's Request
Weeks back, president Donald Trump had expressed optimism following the arrangement being put in place over the return of the US military in Bagram, Afghanistan. The report given today, Sunday show clearly that this talk proposed with the Talibans did not go well.
The Taliban on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump's request to return Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, back to the US military.
Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat urged the Trump administration to pursue a policy of "realism and rationality."
Afghanistan has consistently communicated with the US in all bilateral negotiations that the country's independence and territorial integrity are of the utmost importance to the Taliban government, Fitrat claimed.
"It should be recalled that, under the Doha Agreement, the United States pledged that ‘it will not use or threaten force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Afghanistan, nor interfere in its internal affairs,’" he added. Washington needs to remain faithful to its commitments, he insisted.
Outlets, including the Associated Press reached out to Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid for comment, but he did not reply.
Fitrat claimed that Afghanistan is "undeterred by tyranny," commenting on the Taliban's 20-year-long "jihad" against the US and NATO, the report added.
Fitrat also said that "some people" want to take back Bagram through a "political deal," in comments broadcast by local media cited by France24.
"Recently, some people have said that they have entered negotiations with Afghanistan for taking back Bagram air base...A deal over even an inch of Afghanistan's soil is not possible. We don't need it," he added.
"The Afghans have not accepted a military presence in history and this possibility was completely rejected during the Doha talks and agreement, but the doors are open for further interaction," Taliban foreign ministry official Zakir Jalaly wrote on X.
Trump has criticized the loss of the base, specifically due to its proximity to China, France24 reported.
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