(The Center Square) – On the fifth anniversary of the Abbey Gate terror attack in Afghanistan, the Trump administration honored service members killed and injured during the attack.
The attack, which took place during the chaotic military pull-out of Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021, left 13 service members killed and 45 wounded outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, when an ISIS suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a crowd of civilian and military members.
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