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Scene at Abbey Gate seconds before the explosion that killed 13 U.S. service
members on August 26, 2021. U.S. Central Command, DVIDS video.

On August 26, 2021, during the Kabul non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO), and explosion took place at one of the gates of the Kabul airport where thousands of Afghans were attempting to gain entry to the airport for an evacuation flight out of Afghanistan. The ISIS-K attack by a lone suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. service members around 170 Afghans.

The attack by the islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Khorasan was not a complex attack. Initial reports indicated that the attack also employed gunfire and that there was a second explosion near the Baron Hotel. However, a subsequent investigation on Abbey Gate revealed there was only one explosion and no terrorist gunfire.

The deaths and injuries were caused by a single explosive device. The incident resulted in the death of 11 Marines, one soldier, and one sailor. Initial reports say that there was gunfire emp

News Reports about Abbey Gate

August 26, 2022, "'Was it worth it?' One year out of Afghanistan, a Marine reflects on service", We Are The Mighty. Marine Captain Andrew Rudd was one of the heros who manned Abbey Gate during the Kabul NEO.

February 5, 2022, "Investigation on Abbey Gate Bombing HKIA August 2021", Afghan Report.

February 4, 2022, "U.S. Central Command Releases Report on August Abbey Gate Attack", DoD News.

February 4, 2022. "General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr, Commander, U.S. Central Command, Holds a Press Briefing", U.S. Department of Defense. The CENTCOM commander provides details on the Abbey Gate bombing and the CENTCOM investigation into the event.

August 27, 2021. "Satellite Images, graphics, and maps show how fatal airport explosion ripped through Kabul", USA Today.

Videos about Abbey Gate

"First Anniversary of the 2021 Kabul Airport Attack", DVIDS, August 8, 2022, USMC, 3 mins.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/855503/first-anniversary-2021-kabul-airport-attack

"DoD Briefing on Abbey Gate HKIA Bombing", DVIDS, February 4, 2022. DoD.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/830294/centcom-leaders-speak-press

"Abbey Gate Exhibit 216", DVIDS, February 4, 2022, U.S. CENTCOM, 2 secs.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/830259/abbey-gate-exhibit-216