Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump Monday marks the fourth anniversary Suicide bombing It killed 13 US service members during a chaotic retreat at the end of the Afghan war by signing a declaration honoring those who fell.
Surrounded by families of around 35 people killed, including those wearing hats that “make America great” and used the gloomy opportunity to condemn his predecessor, President Joe Biden, allowing the attack to take place.
Tuesday marks the anniversary of the bombing that killed more than 100 Afghans at a monastery outside Kabul Airport on August 26, 2021, and Trump called it “one of the stupidest days in our country’s history by the previous administration.”
“It was a terrible day,” Trump said. “And I think it was the worst day in our country’s history and the most embarrassing day in many ways.”
That’s what Biden’s White House did. Following the withdrawal commitment And then there is the timeline that the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban in 2020. A 2022 review by government-appointed special agents concluded that decisions made by both Trump and Biden are key factors leading to the rapid collapse of Afghan military and the Taliban takeover.
Trump made handling of suicide bombings and Biden a frequent topic when he campaigned for the president. He also killed some relatives of US service members. Appeared on stage At the Republican National Convention in July 2024.
On the third anniversary of the attack, Trump was invited by the families of suicide bomb victims to Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, a sacred section in which US troops were killed in the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.
that It has become a flash point After the staff of Trump’s campaign Reportedly, he pushed a cemetery employee. They were trying to prevent photography at a ceremony honoring service members killed in the withdrawal of the Afghan war. Federal Law Prohibits campaign or election-related activities Inside the Army National Military Cemetery.
In a statement commemorating the three anniversary of the attack, Biden called out 13 Americans who lost “patriots in the best sense.”
“Since I became Vice President, I carried a card every day that lists the exact number of American service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, including Taylor, Johanny, Nicole, Nicole, Hunter, Hambelt, David, Jared, Jared, Riley, Dylan, Kaleim, Macdon, Macdon and Rhine.
They also had Defense Secretary Pete Hegses and Vice President JD Vance, who were on hand to sign Monday’s declaration. He told the victim’s parents that Trump’s actions “losed your loved one” because Trump’s actions “losed your loved one through impotence” and that his government “never puts on paper to thank you for your sacrifice.”
Trump ordered a new Department of Defense review of what happened during the withdrawal of US troops, and Hegses said he hopes it will be completed by mid-next year.
“The military needs to answer what happened in Afghanistan,” Heggs said.
