Monday, February 7, 2022

Pentagon Releases Report On The 13 U.S. Service Members Killed In A Suicide Attack At Kabul Airport Last Year

A US Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo of Lawrence, Massachusetts, on August 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware  

Daily Mail: Suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and over 170 Afghans in Kabul during evacuation was 'not preventable,' Pentagon says 

* The terror attack occurred on August 26, during the frenzied evacuation near the US embassy 

* 'Based on our investigation at the tactical level, this was not preventable,' General Lance Curtis told reporters at a briefing Friday 

* The probe revealed that the terrorist responsible for the attack was carrying 20 pounds of explosives and ball bearings 

* The devastation of the suicide bombing was so severe that officials initially believed that the attack was carried out by multiple people 

* The blast managed to pierce though body armor and helmets, with the ball bearings leaving injuries that mimicked gunshot wounds 

* Among the 13 US service members who died, 11 were Marines, one was US Army, and another was US Navy 

The suicide bombing in Kabul that killed 13 US service members and over 170 Afghans in August was 'not preventable,' the Pentagon announced on Friday following a probe into the attack. 

The terror attack, which ISIS claimed responsibility for, occurred in the early morning hours of August 26, during the frenzied evacuation near the US embassy. 

'Based on our investigation at the tactical level, this was not preventable,' General Lance Curtis said during a briefing Friday.  

Read more .... 

Pentagon Releases Report On The 13 U.S. Service Members Killed In A Suicide Attack At Kabul Airport Last Year

Investigation reveals how Marines were put in a hellish situation at Abbey Gate -- Task & Purpose  

Single ISIS Bomber Using ‘Disturbing Lethality’ Killed 170 Civilians, 13 US Troops During August 2021 Evacuation -- Air Force Magazine  

One Explosive Device Responsible for Deaths of 13 U.S. Service Members in Kabul Attack, Pentagon Says -- USNI News 

Pentagon says deadly Afghan airport attack was carried out by a single suicide bomber and not a complex operation -- CNN  

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber who targeted Kabul airport during evacuation mission acted alone, US investigation finds -- SKY News  

Pentagon releases report on servicemembers killed in Kabul in August -- CBS News 

Kabul Suicide Bomber Likely Acted Without Taliban Aid, CENTCOM Concludes -- Defense One

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

'Based on our investigation at the tactical level, this was not preventable,'
- General Lance Curtis

I do not believe him.

<a href=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-airstrike-afghanistan-isis-k-vehicle-kabul-airport/"The U.S. conducted an airstrike against an ISIS-K vehicle laden with explosives near the airport in Kabul on Sunday, U.S. defense officials said, the second such strike against the militant group since a deadly attack against U.S. forces last week."

The US has or had intel sources. They might as well give some of them up, so we can judge. God knows the Biden admin abandoned some of those sources anyways.