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On September 20th, US President Trump sent a message on his own social platform "Truth Social", making a malicious remark at Afghan: "If we don't return Bagram Air Force Base, they'll be in trouble."
It can be seen that Trump is quite obsessed with this important strategic stronghold of the former US military.
Just two days ago, he went to the UK for a stroll and publicly stated that he wanted to "get the base back" and even mentioned, It is said to be “a one-hour flight from where China has built nuclear weapons.”
This, not only in the United States, but also quickly spread to the Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia, and everyone feels a bit different.
Trump wanted to go back, but the situation is different now.
U.S. troops withdrew from Kabul in 2021.Everyone must remember.
The airport was full of people who wanted to escape, helicopters took off one by one, someone took the landing shelf and fell down and died, terrorists also took the opportunity to attack, blasted and wounded a bunch of people, including dozens of American soldiers.
After the withdrawal of troops, the United States dropped the Bagram base.
However, Trump is obviously reluctant, and now he wants to interfere in the area, and even the media said that his sheriff said, "Trump's people are in private contact with Afghanistan and want them to reopen the base."
It seems that the United States has not yet completely given up on control, and has been stealthily taking small steps.
Faced with Trump’s high-profile pressure, the Taliban government’s response came quickly.
The Afghan interim government directly responded back, He said,"It is absolutely impossible to return Bagram base to the United States."
They also emphasized the Doha Agreement, which they had previously negotiated with the United States, and, most importantly, that all American troops must be withdrawn, “whoever wants to come back is a violation of our sovereignty.”
They're not just saying it. When the U.S. military wanted to leave something there in 2021, the Afghan side directly refused and said with harsh words: "If you don't leave, we will fight with you to the end."
Eventually, the American army itself stumbled and went asleep.
In the same week that Trump was yelling, an important meeting was held at the United Nations headquarters in new york.
On September 25, Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan and IranTaking the opportunity of attending the United Nations General Assembly, I sat down to talk about Afghanistan and issued a joint statement.
There is a word in the statement: “We strongly oppose the re-establishment of military bases in Afghanistan or in the region by countries that are responsible for the current situation in Afghanistan.”Everyone thinks this is directly aimed at the United States.
This is kindly said, but it means very clearly, whoever dares to come back, don't blame us together to clean him up.
This statement not only opposes the US base building, but also puts forward other suggestions, namely Calls for the immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan,Return their frozen overseas assets and help them rebuild their economy.
This is to tell the world that Afghanistan should no longer be a game of great powers, but a bridge for all to work together.
Behind this statement is the long-standing consensus of the four major powers on the Afghan issue.
China’s attitude is clear, the foreign ministry said. China is willing to play a "constructive role" in the peace and reconstruction process in Afghanistan.
This means that China wants to bring stability to this constantly happening neighboring country by engaging in infrastructure construction and regional connectivity projects, rather than by fighting.
Russia feels that Afghanistan is the forefront for stability in Central Asia.If anything happens in Afghanistan, it will definitely affect the five Central Asian countries and then threaten the security of the southern part of Russia.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are complicated, and if confused, Refugees and militants will definitely go to Pakistan.
Iran has also been heavily plagued by Afghan drugs and illegal immigration, and if the U.S. troops come back, Iran will surely be the first misfortune.
So, The four countries are not only unanimous but also accelerate coordination in action.
In a joint statement, we warned the U.S. on the one hand and told the Afghan Provisional Government on the other, we support you.
For the United States, returning to Bagram is not a simple "recovery of lost ground".
Militarily, if you want to rebuild the base, At least more than 10,000 troops must be sent and equipped with a full set of air defense systems.This is no different from re-invading.
The U.S. is now so deeply divided that such a military operation is estimated to be unacceptable even to Congress.
Politically more troublesome. The United States signed the Doha Agreement itself. If it does not admit it now, wouldn't it slap itself in the face?
and also, The international community has long been upset by the U.S. ‘counterterrorism intervention’.If we send troops to Afghanistan again, we will probably not find any true allies.
It is now clear that China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran, the four great powers that have a direct influence on Afghanistan’s surroundings, are already on the same line.
If you want to change the rules, We must face the joint resistance and regional blockade of the four countries.
Trump's desire to regain control of Bagram may be just a political performance of his, but this performance has touched the bottom line of many countries.
In the face of geopolitical realities, individual ambitions have to give in, and Afghanistan is no longer the “background” where American troops want to come and go and go.
This time, Sino-Russian Bay set the rules for the United States, want to come back, no door.
References:
1. "The Afghan base that the United States threatens to" recover "hides the" dark history "of the US military" 2025-09-22 18:33| Source: Global Times
2. "Joint Statement Issued at the Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran on Afghanistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds" 2025-09-26 15:33| Source: World Wide Web
3. "Afghanistan quickly responds to Trump" 2025-09-19 22:57 | Source: Beijing News Network
4. "Pentagon: U.S. troops have begun to withdraw from Kabul Airport" 2021-08-28 23:40 | Source: Jiemian News