Asfandyar Bhittani
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- Jan 2, 2017
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Former US President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump once again addressed the US withdrawal from Afghanistan during a speech to his supporters, stating that if he wins the upcoming election, he will regain control of Bagram Air Base.
Trump linked America's presence in Afghanistan to its proximity to China, highlighting that Afghanistan's location near China makes it important for the US. According to the Republican Party candidate, losing Bagram Air Base was an irreparable loss for the United States.
Speaking to his supporters, Trump said: “You take a look at the kind of things that we've given up, uh, we should be, we should have that air base we should have that oil, we should have, we would have had a whole different country, but to give up ... to give up the biggest airbase military airbase in the world, and they left it — behind but we would have been, we would have been, we would have been a much different country right now but we're going to get it back and I promise you we're going to get it back.”
In another part of his speech, Trump mentioned that if he had been the US president, he would not have abandoned Bagram Airbase.
The former US president and Republican Party candidate added: "We wanted to keep this base because of China, not because of Afghanistan. It was only an hour away from China's nuclear facilities. We lost all of that. The withdrawal process was also shameful."
Although the Islamic Emirate has not commented on Donald Trump's remarks, its officials have repeatedly stressed that they will not allow any country to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan.
Trump linked America's presence in Afghanistan to its proximity to China, highlighting that Afghanistan's location near China makes it important for the US. According to the Republican Party candidate, losing Bagram Air Base was an irreparable loss for the United States.
Speaking to his supporters, Trump said: “You take a look at the kind of things that we've given up, uh, we should be, we should have that air base we should have that oil, we should have, we would have had a whole different country, but to give up ... to give up the biggest airbase military airbase in the world, and they left it — behind but we would have been, we would have been, we would have been a much different country right now but we're going to get it back and I promise you we're going to get it back.”
In another part of his speech, Trump mentioned that if he had been the US president, he would not have abandoned Bagram Airbase.
The former US president and Republican Party candidate added: "We wanted to keep this base because of China, not because of Afghanistan. It was only an hour away from China's nuclear facilities. We lost all of that. The withdrawal process was also shameful."
Although the Islamic Emirate has not commented on Donald Trump's remarks, its officials have repeatedly stressed that they will not allow any country to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan.
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