India, March 2 -- President Donald Trump recently said the US is planning to return to Afghanistan, a country its military exited in 2021, in a bid to counter China's influence over the war-torn South Asian nation.

"I think we should get it back," the US President was quoted as saying by the media.

He remarked following his first Cabinet meeting since taking over the role of commander-in-chief of the US armed forces.

The withdrawal took place during former President Joe Biden's rule, leading to the fall of ex-President Ashraf Ghani's regime.

With the US force leaving Afghanistan and Ghani's government toppling, the Taliban insurgents returned and forcibly took control over the country that has witnessed wars for decades.

"What has bo...