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More than 1,000 people were gathered for the wedding when the attack took place. [7] [6] The attack occurred a day before the 100th Afghan Independence Day, causing the government to postpone the planned celebrations taking place at the Darul Aman Palace. [8] It was the deadliest attack in Kabul since January 2018. [9]
[23] [24] U.S. President Joe Biden received multiple reports of a possible attack during the week preceding the attack, [25] and warned on 22 August in remarks from the White House that the longer U.S. troops remained in the country, the greater the threat that ISIS would pose to American personnel and civilians near the airport. [26] Hours ...
The blast at 5:36 p.m. on August 26, 2021, outside Hamid Karzai International Airport marked the worst casualty incident for Afghan civilians and US troops in Afghanistan in over a decade.
Image: President Joe Biden pauses while giving remarks after 13 American servicemen were killed in attacks near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 26, 2021.
A “complex attack” involving at least two explosions outside the airport in Kabul on Thursday killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 15 others, the Pentagon said. The attack also killed ...
The airstrike followed a firefight between US troops and Taliban forces stationed on a mountain behind the wedding party. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] On 7 November 2008, Afghan officials said a joint investigation found that 37 civilians and 26 insurgents were killed in Wech Baghtu. [ 1 ]
An additional review by the US military into the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which aimed to clear up outstanding questions about the attack, has concluded ...
Suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, causing a bloodbath among civilians and U.S. troops, and bringing a catastrophic halt to the ...