Published on, Sept. 19 -- September 19, 2025 9:57 PM

The United States is trying to get Bagram air base in Afghanistan back, President Donald Trump said on Thursday during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Trump is on an official state visit to the UK - his second state trip to Britain - where he signed a technology agreement with Starmer earlier today.

"We're trying to get it back," Trump said, referring to Bagram, citing what he called its strategic location near China. "We want that base back."

Bagram Air Base served as the linchpin for US operations in the rugged country, where the long war against the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies was fought with air strikes and resupply missions from the airfi...