History has a way of circling back to those who refuse to learn from it. In the late 1970s, Pakistan stood at the crossroads of global power politics, America's frontline ally against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

The original airfield was built with assistance from what was then the Soviet Union in the early 1950s, expanded with US help during the Cold War, and significantly developed further by Moscow during the decade-long Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan faces funding cuts and tighter restrictions on vital aid from an international donor conference this week, marking further challenges for a nation torn by two decades of war and now ravaged by COVID-19.

Russia contest where Pakistan positions itself as the indispensable power broker. In essence, the very reoccupation of Bagram that promises stability for Washington could transform India into the soft underbelly of regional insecurity.

On Thursday, during a press conference with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump said he wanted the US to reclaim the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The Soviet-built airstrip was the main base for American forces in the mountainous South ...