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      Trump had already released all the Taliban prisoners, which was the only leverage the US had, before discussing terms with the Taliban. And he sold out every Afghan who had worked with the US and the pre-Taliban Afghan government.

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    Trump said [about US troops establishing a presence at Bagram Air Base] in an aside to a question about ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    Please choose one of the following answers.

    A. Media sane-washing word salad. B. Trump dodging questions about Ukraine. C. Afghanistan would not welcome a former invader returning to their most modern military base. D. All of the above.