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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.
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
Katyusha rocket hits military base at Baghdad airport
No damage or casualties were reported from the attack, the third in as many days.
The U.S. military’s biggest stories of 2021
From the Capitol riot to the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, national security stories dominated discussions in 2021 as the world began to move beyond the pandemic.
By Military Times staff
Kentucky National Guard soldiers deploying to eastern Africa
A ceremony Saturday at the Lexington airport honored members of the Somerset, Ky.-based 149th Infantry Regiment as they entered federal active duty.
A Wyoming farewell for Marine killed in Afghanistan bombing
Dozens of U.S. fellow Marines attended a memorial for Rylee McCollum, one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in a suicide bombing as they guarded a gate at a chaotic Kabul, Afghanistan airport.
Veterans, tell us: Where were you during the 1983 Beirut barracks attack?
We don’t want to lose your memories or the important stories that could be told about that day and its aftermath.
By Andrea Scott