{"id":281044,"date":"2025-09-24T00:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghanistan-why-does-trump-want-to-retake-bagram-air-base-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T00:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:05:13","slug":"afghanistan-why-does-trump-want-to-retake-bagram-air-base-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghanistan-why-does-trump-want-to-retake-bagram-air-base-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan: Why does Trump want to retake Bagram Air Base? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DSwydvrCHsY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Afghanistan: Why does Trump want to retake Bagram Air Base? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSwydvrCHsY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>During his visit to the United Kingdom, President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of regaining control of the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. He threatened the Taliban with consequences if they do not return the base. DW analyzes Trump\u2019s fixation on Bagram.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has previously made comments about acquiring international assets, such as the Panama Canal or Greenland. Now, he says he wants the U.S. to regain control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Bagram was the main hub for U.S. forces in Afghanistan during the two decades of war that followed the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his visit to the United Kingdom, President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of regaining control of the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. 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