In an unexpected turn of events, India has joined the Taliban, Pakistan, China and Russia to oppose US President Donald Trump’s bid to take over the Bagram air base in Afghanistan.

This comes days before the scheduled visit of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi later this week.

For the first time, the Afghan delegation headed by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi participated in the meeting as a member,” the statement said.Trump has demanded that Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban hand over the country’s Bagram air base to Washington, five years after he signed a deal with the group that paved the way for the US withdrawal from Kabul.

India sides with Taliban, Pakistan & China, slams Trump bid to take over Bagram base