A few days ago, US President Donald Trump threatened the Taliban government in Afghanistan that if Bagram Air Base is not handed over to the US, there will be serious consequences.
According to sources, this threat has shaken the Taliban government, and several important leaders have started preparing to flee the country, while other leaders are trying to control the situation.
A post on the social media platform X claims that senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, also known as Abdullah by some circles, addressed Taliban members in a recent shura meeting and urged them not to take Trump’s threat seriously.
He said that the Taliban were strong, are strong, and will continue to stand by their stance in the future.
The post also includes a video in which Mullah Baradar is shown consoling his comrades. In the video, he says that he ended the phone call with Trump himself, and during the conversation, he also called the US president a villain. However, despite these statements, Trump’s threat has created an atmosphere of fear in the inner circles of the Taliban.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (known as Abdul and reportedly Trump’s favored Taliban) told Taliban members in an internal meeting not to fear @realDonaldTrump ‘s warnings, to maintain their morale and to trust the Taliban leadership.
He also added that he himself had cut off the… pic.twitter.com/tN7o4QOTYi— Ahmad Sharifzad (@AhmadSharifzad) October 4, 2025
According to sources, Trump’s threats to regain control of Bagram Air Base have worried many Taliban members.
According to reports, due to this pressure, some Taliban have quit their portfolios, while many others have lost trust in the leadership. Some members have even started preparing to leave the country and have obtained passports so that they can flee the country in any possible situation.
Mullah Baradar is trying to maintain morale, but the ground realities are showing that the US threats have created deep anxiety within the Taliban.
According to sources, the Taliban government is already divided into two factions. One faction strongly disagrees with the hardline government policies, such as the ban on girls’ education, and there is also a fear of rebellion from this faction.
