A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Muslim religious scholars in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 40 people, Afghan officials said. Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh said another 60 people were wounded in the attack, which took place as Muslims around the world marked...

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  • Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 US troops in Afghanistan was ‘not preventable:’ military review
    Marine snipers posted up near Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport did not have an opportunity to take out the suicide bomber responsible for the attack on the airport during the chaotic US withdrawal ...
    04/15/2024 - 3:10 pm | View Link
  • US military review contradicts congressional testimony troops had Kabul suicide bomber in their sights
    A subsequent military investigation found that U.S. forces didn't identify the would-be Abbey Gate suicide bomber before he killed about 170 people.
    04/15/2024 - 9:47 am | View Link
  • Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable, refutes claims troops sighted the would-be bomber
    A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the ...
    04/15/2024 - 6:44 am | View Link
  • Kabul airport bomber was an ISIS operative freed from prison by the Taliban
    The Kabul airport bomber was an ISIS militant who had been held in an Afghanistan prison but was freed by the Taliban, according to a new U.S. military review.
    04/15/2024 - 6:42 am | View Link
  • US identifies ISIS-K suicide bomber who killed American troops and Afghans in chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
    In a significant revelation, the U.S. military has for the first time publicly named the suicide bomber behind the catastrophic attack ...
    04/15/2024 - 12:16 am | View Link
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