Families of Service Members Killed in Kabul Attack Demand Accountability 2 Years After Afghan Withdrawal

Anger, grievance and heartbreak filled a hearing room on Capitol Hill as family members of the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in by an ISIS terrorist on Aug. 26, 2021.

Mark Schmitz, the father of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, speaks during a roundtable discussion with the families of the U.S. service members killed in the terrorist attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA)’s Abbey Gate in Washington on Aug. 29, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON–Anger, grievance, and heartbreak filled a hearing room on Capitol Hill as family members of the 13 U.S. service members killed in an ISIS terrorist attack on Aug. 26, 2021, at the Abbey Gate outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, voiced their feelings just over two years since the bombing.

There were calls for accountability, transparency, and even resignations directed at President Joe Biden and his administration.