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Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable
A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable.
46 hours: How airmen fought to save lives after the Abbey Gate bombing
Air Force Times exclusively spoke with five airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during Operation Allies Refuge.
Biden commemorates ‘heroes’ killed 1 year ago in Kabul airport attack
Thirteen U.S. troops and more than 100 Afghan civilians died on Aug. 26, 2021.
Brother of Marine killed in Kabul dies by his memorial
"He was still having a hard time believing he was actually gone. He’d sneak into the cemetery at night and sleep on Kareem’s resting place.”
Ethics claim latest hitch in case of 2000 USS Cole attack
Monday's developments mark the latest complication in more than 10 years of pretrial hearings for a Saudi accused of organizing the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
Marine’s actions during Afghanistan exit bring Bronze Star with combat ‘V’
As the bomb went off Cpl. Wyatt J. Wilson was thrown into the air as shrapnel filled his body.
By Todd South
C-17 loadmaster led crew through onboard bomb threat in Kabul evacuation
"Do exactly as we say. Do not let anybody know that we know that there is a possible threat."
This Marine was nearing college graduation when she died in Kabul. Her sister walked for her instead.
Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021.
Niger Syndrome goes mainstream: Abbey Gate attack shows commanders are failing to assess risks
Commentary: In the Abbey Gate attack, a father saw echoes of the same failures that hit his son's Green Beret team in Niger four years ago.
By Henry Black
No gunfire injuries followed bombing that killed 13 troops in Afghanistan
Autopsies found injuries from ball bearings were the cause of death for each U.S. service member killed in the attack.
By Philip Athey