The August attack took place in the closing days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Defense Department's investigation into the attack that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans at the Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport in August found that"a single explosive device" was responsible, according to CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie.
McKenzie told reporters at the Pentagon that the bombing was not, as previously thought, a complex attack, and no service members or Afghans were killed or wounded by gunshots. All injuries and deaths were caused by the blast. There was some consideration given to the possibility that the attack had included a gun fight, but the investigation found that injuries thought to have been caused by bullets were not.
The Defense Department also showed video that is the only known footage of the blast. It portrays an individual dressed entirely in black, and the blast"seems to emanate from the individual," said Army Brigadier General Lance Curtis, who led the investigation. Crowds at Abbey Gate, at the Kabul Airport on August 26, 2021, the day that a suicide attacker detonated a bomb that killed 13 U.S. service members and over 170 Afghans.On August 26, as the massive operation to airlift of U.S. citizens and vulnerable Afghans was coming to an end, about 300 yards from
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