Turkey just hung up the phone with China, and his warning made China very alert. The US military has already prepared to open fire, with the target right next to China.

Final batch of US troops withdraw

Just after hanging up with China, Trump issued a warning to Afghanistan. If Afghanistan does not hand over the Bagram Airfield, it will face major disasters, and he stated that the US military is already prepared to use force to reclaim the base. Trump's declaration of readiness for war has once again made this war-torn country the focus of international geopolitical games.

Facing Trump's demands and threats, all sides in Afghanistan quickly responded strongly. The Afghan government issued a statement reiterating its firm position on maintaining independence and territorial integrity, and urged the US to fulfill its commitment in the 2020 Doha agreement to "not interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs."

Trump threatens to use force

The attitude of the Afghan Defense Minister was even more resolute. He revealed that during the Doha negotiations, the US had previously asked to keep the military bases in Afghanistan, while the Taliban responded, "If you don't want to withdraw and want to keep the military bases, we are ready to fight with you for another 20 years." If the US wants to use force, Afghanistan is already prepared to fight.

It is worth noting that Trump's remarks about Afghanistan are not only aimed at Afghanistan. The underlying motives deserve in-depth analysis. Trump has repeatedly emphasized that the reason the US wants to regain control of the base is because of China. Such groundless statements by Trump are clearly an attempt to hype up the "China threat theory".

Bagram Airfield

Trump said that the Bagram Airfield is "near China's nuclear facilities," but professional analysis shows that this claim is clearly exaggerated. However, it is necessary to be vigilant: if Trump uses this as an excuse to fight with Afghanistan, it may escalate regional security and stability issues, and China, which is adjacent to Afghanistan, may face direct security threats.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry explicitly stated that Afghanistan is an independent country, and China respects Afghanistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The US has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. This statement reflects China's position opposing the US re-establishing a military presence in Afghanistan.

ATA Government

Professional analysis indicates that Trump's proposal to reoccupy the Bagram base lacks operational feasibility. The US currently faces multiple strategic constraints, including Ukraine and the Middle East, and restarting a military presence in Afghanistan is neither feasible nor desirable. In addition, after 20 years of war, public support for military involvement in Afghanistan in the US is extremely low.

Afghanistan is known as the "Graveyard of Empires" and has historically caused many great powers to fail. Trump's threats could potentially trigger nationwide resistance in Afghanistan and might lead the US into another costly military conflict. Trump's comments about the Bagram base have also been interpreted as making the Sino-US strategic competition tangible, using geopolitical topics to divert attention from domestic political difficulties.

Trump's current threat to use force is merely an outburst of frustration, but this matter has nothing to do with China. The Bagram base is very close to the capital of Afghanistan, and the Taliban would not be so bold as to allow US forces to stay. What China needs to be vigilant about is that the security and stability of neighboring countries are crucial to China, and it absolutely cannot allow the US to act recklessly.

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