Retaking of Bagram base may result in second US invasion of Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump's plan to reoccupy control of Bagram Airbase could result in Washington's repeated invasion of Afghanistan, Report informs via Reuters.

Regaining control of the airbase may require the US to deploy more than 10,000 troops and modern air defense systems. Ultimately, it might end up looking like a re-invasion of the country, says Reuters.

Agency sources note that the US has "no active planning to militarily take over Bagram air base." According to them, even if the airbase were returned to US control, "it would require a huge undertaking to clear and hold the massive perimeter around it to avoid the area from being used to launch rocket attacks against American forces inside."

On Thursday, at a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Trump said the American government was trying to regain control of the Bagram airbase. According to Trump, "it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons."