The Taliban government on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the sprawling military facility in the Taliban's hands.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that “bad things” could occur if Afghanistan does not return control of the Bagram air base, leaving open the possibility of deploying troops to reclaim it.

“In accordance with Islamic principles and grounded in its balanced, economy-oriented foreign policy, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan seeks constructive relations with all states on the basis of m...