Trump warns Afghanistan over Bagram airbase, threatens ‘bad consequences’US President Donald Trump warned Afghanistan to return the Bagram airbase to Washington, saying “bad things” would happen otherwise. The Taliban rejected his remarks, insisting Afghans never accept foreign military presence. The Bagram air base, once the largest US military installation in Afghanistan, was taken over by the Taliban after the withdrawal of American forces in 2021. A senior Afghan official on Saturday slammed the US President’s remarks on recapturing Bagram airbase, saying Afghans never accept foreign military presence in their country, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA). “Afghans have never accepted foreign military presence in their land throughout history.