Taliban Rebuffs Trump's Effort to Regain Air Base in Afghanistan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "Without the U.S. having any military presence in Afghanistan, both Afghanistan and the U.S. need to engage with each other, and they can have political and economic relations based on mutual respect and shared interests," Zakir Jalaly, an Afghan foreign ministry official, said on social media.
33% : Taliban officials late Thursday rejected a suggestion by President Trump that the United States might regain control of the last base it abandoned during its withdrawal from Afghanistan, but they left open the possibility of talks to improve ties between the two countries.

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