A gate is seen at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, June 25, 2021. /VCGA senior Afghan official has slammed recent remarks of U.S. President Donald Trump on recapturing Bagram airbase in postwar Afghanistan, saying Afghans never accept foreign military presence in their country, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) on Friday. "Afghans have never accepted foreign military presence in their land throughout history. Afghanistan and America need engagement on economic and political relations based on bilateral respect and common interests," the state-owned media outlet cited Jalali, a senior diplomat with the foreign ministry, as saying. Trump, who has been criticizing his predecessor Joe Biden over giving up Bagram airbase during the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021, told reporters in London on Thursday that "We want to retake it."