India, Sept. 19 -- United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US is trying to take back the control of the Bagam air base in Afghanistan, suggesting that the US troops could return to the south Asian nation after around four years of withdrawing from there after the Taliban takeover.

The United States had given up control of the air base after its troops had withdrawn from there.

"We're trying to get it back, by the way, that could be a little breaking news. We're trying to get it back because they need things from us," the US President said while addressing a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Trump said that the US wants to take the control of the airbase back due to its proximity to their rival...