India, Sept. 21 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned that "bad things" would happen to Afghanistan if it does not hand back control of the Bagram air base, while not ruling out sending troops to take it back.

"If Afghanistan doesn't give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN," Trump said in a Truth Social post.

Trump said on Thursday that the United States had been seeking to regain control of the Bagram air base, which was used by American forces after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

He told reporters on Friday that discussions with Afghanistan were ongoing. The withdrawal of US troops in 2021 allowed the Taliban to take over American bases and overthrow the...