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News: The Taliban administration has reportedly turned down U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to reclaim the Bagram Air Base.
About Bagram Air Base
- Location: It is the largest military airfield in Afghanistan, located north of Kabul.
- Strategic importance: It is situated in a strategic location near Iran, Pakistan, China’s Xinjiang province, and Central Asia.
- Origin: The base was built by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and used for its operations until the late 1980s.
- After the U.S. entered Afghanistan in 2001, it modernized and expanded the base.
- It served as a central hub for air missions, intelligence gathering, and logistics throughout the war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
- The air base had runways longer than many international airports, hardened shelters, hospitals, and large fuel depots.
- Bagram housed a large prison complex where detainees were kept.
