Trump Marks Fifth Anniversary of Abbey Gate Bombing, Blames Biden for Kabul Deaths
Trump honors 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport attack and claims credit for capturing the mastermind.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump marked the fifth anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, blaming his predecessor for the deaths of 13 American service members and claiming credit for apprehending the attack’s mastermind.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Today, we honor the 13 brave American HEROES who were tragically killed five years ago by evil Jihadi terrorists in Kabul, Afghanistan. This catastrophe was a result of Sleepy Joe Biden‘s totally botched Withdrawal from the Country, which left our wonderful Servicemen and women defenseless, and allowed the Taliban to free thousands of bloodthirsty terrorists and criminals held at Bagram Prison. This was one of the greatest atrocities in the History of our Nation, and we can never forget that it was the result of the sheer incompetence of Joe Biden and the Democrats who were in charge. During my 2024 Campaign, I met with the Abbey Gate Gold Star Families, wonderful people and Great Patriots, who were totally ignored and disrespected by the Democrat Party. I promised them we would deliver Justice when I returned to the White House — and we have! We quickly apprehended the evil mastermind responsible for the deaths of our Service members, and it has been one of my Greatest Honors as Commander in Chief. May God Bless America, and may God Bless the Abbey Gate Gold Star Families. You will NEVER be forgotten! Trump” on August 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 1st message released today, and the last post was 5 days ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 17 of his 309 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.
Trump called the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan “one of the greatest atrocities in the History of our Nation.” He attributed the outcome to “the sheer incompetence of Joe Biden and the Democrats who were in charge.” Trump also claimed his administration “quickly apprehended the evil mastermind responsible for the deaths of our Service members” after he returned to office.
President Donald J. Trump posed with Abbey Gate Gold Star Families at a formal indoor setting in Washington D.C.
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Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, served from 2021 to 2025 and oversaw the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Biden, 83, disclosed in May 2025 that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive but treatable form of prostate cancer that had metastasized to his bones, according to spiegel.de.
Trump wrote that he met with the Abbey Gate Gold Star Families during his 2024 presidential campaign. He said he promised to “deliver Justice” upon returning to the White House. The post included a group photo showing people posed before a blue draped backdrop flanked by American flags in a formal indoor setting.
The Abbey Gate bombing on Aug. 26, 2021, killed 13 U.S. service members during the final days of the American military withdrawal from Kabul. A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the airport’s Abbey Gate, where thousands of Afghans and foreign nationals had gathered seeking evacuation flights.
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