Former US President Donald Trump said he wants to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase from the Taliban. He called the 2021 withdrawal under Joe Biden a mistake and termed it the most embarrassing moment in US history. Trump stressed the base’s strategic value due to its closeness to China.

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• Trump wants Bagram airbase back from Taliban
• Says talks underway with Taliban leaders
• Calls Biden’s 2021 exit “embarrassing” for US
• Criticizes US leaving weapons, aircraft behind
• Taliban parade captured equipment annually
• Trump says Bagram key due to China proximity
• Base among world’s largest, runway 3,600 metres
• Runway fit for cargo planes and bombers
• Trump claims China controls base, Taliban deny
• Issue raised in joint presser with UK PM Starmer