Is the US returning to Afghanistan?

Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code WARFRONTS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/warfronts Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly This video is #sponsored by Saily. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@ManyColouredShapes PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 02:36 Why Bagram and why now? 11:04 Is The U.S. Really Going Back To Afghanistan? 16:39 What’s Next For America In Central Asia? Sources https://reason.com/2025/09/22/why-does-trump-want-u-s-troops-back-in-afghanistan/ https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-in-talks-with-taliban-on-returning-counterterrorism-forces-to-afghan-base-25d5dcd0 PBS NewsHour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-mcCJgqNg FOX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3s10CX4cQk https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115238745589536576 Forbes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LvypcUIobo DW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwydvrCHsY https://apnews.com/article/bagram-afghanistan-airfield-us-troops-f3614828364f567593251aaaa167e623 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/21/afghan-taliban-rejects-trump-threats-over-taking-back-bagram-airbase https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/trump-says-us-trying-to-get-afghan-airbase-back-00570698 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-us-seeks-control-afghanistans-bagram-air-base-given-up-withdrawal-2025-09-19/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7376566933296476160/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/24/trump-bagram-airbase-taliban-afghanistan/ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/18/politics/trump-bagram-base-taliban-afghanistan https://orionpolicy.org/the-importance-of-controlling-bagram-air-base-to-us-interests-in-afghanistan-and-surrounding-areas/ https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-195849 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/us-seeking-to-regain-control-of-afghanistans-bagram-airbase-says-trump https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-to-leave-bagram-after-nearly-20-years https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/what-is-so-special-about-bagram-air-base-that-trump-badly-wants-from-afghanistan-10-points-you-dont-know/articleshow/123999826.cms?from=mdr https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/right-now-china-occupies-bagram-air-base-in-afghanistan-us-president-trump/article69534381.ece https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-wishes-americans-stayed-afghanistan-175307467.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-wishes-americans-stayed-afghanistan-175307467.html https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/03/29/lawmaker-floats-another-reason-to-stay-in-afghanistan-keep-minerals-from-china/ https://apnews.com/article/china-defense-budget-taiwan-4ac7cbdc7d5b889732cd55916ff7eb36 https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2021/05/is-there-a-place-for-a-us-military-base-in-central-asia?lang=en https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/us/politics/united-states-al-qaeda-afghanistan.html https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2024/03/04/the-collective-security-treaty-organization-a-lifeless-shambling-alliance/ https://warsawinstitute.org/u-s-bases-central-asia-russia-calls-afghanistans-neighbors / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1G8RKSZavY https://san.com/cc/taliban-denies-bagram-air-base-negotiations-despite-trumps-threats/ https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/what-chance-does-trump-have-negotiating-bagram-airbase-deal-taliban https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/afghanistan/b183-islamic-state-afghanistan-jihadist-threat-retreat https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-trump-envoys-807b5310c99b80da8abe63c4ea345af2

Fronts Staff • September 30, 2025