A limited return to Afghanistan would confer immense advantages to Washington while triggering second-order geopolitical ...

Bagram Ambition

The debate over the Bagram Airbase has once again placed Afghanistan at the centre of global strategic calculations. U.S.
Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is about 1,200 miles from an old Chinese nuclear test range, but controlling the base would require the reentry of U.S. personnel into Afghanistan.
When President Trump announced during a press conference in London that he was in the process of trying to regain access to Bagram Air Base, it came as a surprise for some — especially judging by the ...
Ever since the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Trump has said it was a mistake for the U.S. military to leave Bagram Air Base, in part, because of its proximity to China.