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Pentagon: Deadly Afghan Airport Attack Was Not Preventable
The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable.
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Last Troops Exit Afghanistan, Ending America's Longest War
The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older than the war. Hours ahead of President Joe…
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Afghans Killed in Kabul Airport Bombing Were Seeking New Lives Abroad
Several young people who dreamed of a better life outside of Afghanistan are among the 169 Afghans killed in Thursday’s devastating attack outside Kabul airport.
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Virtual Salute: Honoring the 13 US Troops Killed in the Kabul Airport Attack
Here are the 13 U.S. troops – ages 20 to 31 – killed at Kabul’s airport in Afghanistan after a deadly suicide bombing.
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113 Afghans, 13 US Servicemen Killed in Afghanistan Blasts: Sources
At least 113 Afghans were killed and 180 injured in Thursday’s attacks outside Kabul airport, according to an unnamed Afghan Health Ministry source. 13 U.S. servicemen were also killed.