FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK AT ABBEY GATE

Record overview

At 5:36 p.m. on August 26, 2021, a lone ISIS-K terrorist pressed into the crowd at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, and detonated a body-worn bomb. The terrorist was one of the thousands of prisoners released by the Taliban just 2 months earlier. As a result, 13 American service members were killed, 45 were wounded, and more than 160 civilians were injured. As a Nation, it is our sacred duty to honor — with the deepest respect and reverence — the men and women in uniform who gave their lives that day, to remember all that was taken from their families, and to never forget their names: Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, USA; Staff Sergeant Darin T. Hoover, USMC; Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo, USMC; Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, USMC; Corporal Hunter Lopez, USMC; Corporal Daegan W. Page, USMC; Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez, USMC; Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza, USMC; Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz, USMC; Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum, USMC; Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola, USMC; Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui, USMC; and Petty Officer Third Class Maxton W. Soviak, USN.

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Sources

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