Amid the increased tension between india and pakistan after the pahalgam attack, US President donald trump has made a big claim. trump has said that china now occupies the Bagram air Base in afghanistan, which was vacated by the US in 2021. The US vacated its largest 'airfield' Bagram in afghanistan in July 2021. Joe Biden was the President of the US at that time.
Afghanistan's airbase is a big air force base
Addressing the National Prayer Day at the White House, the official residence and office of the US President, trump said on Thursday, "... we were going to keep Bagram, which is a big air force base, which is an hour away from the place where china makes its nuclear weapons. This is what they do. They make their nuclear missiles an hour away from Bagram and I said you cannot leave Bagram.''
He said, "They (America) left Bagram and now china has occupied Bagram. It is very sad. It is one of the largest airports in the world, one of the strongest and longest runways in the world and it is an hour away from the place where china makes its nuclear missiles."
This airfield has a runway of 11800 feet
Trump described the withdrawal of US troops from afghanistan under the administration led by former US President Joe Biden as "disastrous". Bagram Airfield is located in Afghanistan's Parwan Province, about 11 km southeast of the city of Charikar and 47 km north of Kabul. This airfield has a runway of 11,800 feet capable of operating bombers and large cargo aircraft.
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