Donald Trump intensifies pitch for control over Bagram AirfieldDonald Trump Saturday warned the Taliban government to handover the control of Bagram Airfield to the United States or face consequencesSunday September 21, 2025 6:18 PM , ummid.com News NetworkWashington/Kabul: Donald Trump Saturday warned the Taliban government to handover the control of Bagram Airfield to the United States or face consequences. This is the second time in a week Trump has asked the Taliban government in Afghanistan to handover the control of Bagram air base. “We're trying to get it back,” Trump said of Bagram Airfield during a news conference Thursday he shared with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump criticized the Biden administration's fraught withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan as a "total disaster", and the decision to relinquish Bagram Airfield, after the U.S. In a swift response to Trump, Taliban said they are ready to fight for another 20 years.