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Trump Marks Abbey Gate Bombing’s Fourth Anniversary With White House Proclamation

At an Oval Office gathering with Gold Star families, he used the moment to fault the 2021 withdrawal under Joe Biden.

President Donald Trump, surrounded by family members of soldiers killed in Afghanistan at the attack at Abbey Gate, holds up a signed proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, surrounded by family members of soldiers killed in Afghanistan at the attack at Abbey Gate, holds up a signed proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks alongside family members of soldiers killed in Afghanistan at the attack at Abbey Gate, during an event where President Donald Trump signs a proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Overview

  • Trump’s proclamation designates August 26, 2025 as a national day of commemoration for the 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport attack.
  • About 35 relatives of the fallen attended the signing, with Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also present.
  • The proclamation’s text blames Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan exit, while a 2022 government review found decisions by both administrations led to Afghanistan’s rapid collapse.
  • Hegseth said a new Pentagon review of the withdrawal is underway and is expected to conclude by mid-2026.
  • Officials have identified the bomber as ISIS-K operative Abdul Rahman al Logari, and Pakistani authorities extradited alleged accomplice Mohammad Sharifullah to the United States in March 2025.