
The blast took place at Abbey Gate outside the Kabul airport on August 26 and killed 11 U.S. Marines, a sailor and a soldier, who were screening the thousands of Afghans trying to flee the country after the Taliban takeover.The blast took place at Abbey Gate outside the Kabul airport on August 26 and killed 11 U.S. Marines, a sailor and a soldier, who were screening the thousands of Afghans trying to flee the country after the Taliban takeover.