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The Islamic State (ISKP or ISIS-K) of Khorasan Province, an affiliate of the Islamic State (ISIS), claimed that 85 people were killed in the explosion at the Kabul Airport, including at least 13 American soldiers.
This is the worst single-day loss suffered by the US military in Afghanistan since the attack on the Chinook helicopter in August 2011, which killed 30 soldiers.
Some of the deadliest days of the U.S. military in Afghanistan:
August 26, 2021: During the days of airlifting people fleeing the Taliban’s takeover, two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Afghans who flocked to the Kabul airport. The attack killed at least 72 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops.
December 21, 2015: A suicide attacker rammed a motorcycle full of explosives into the NATO-Afghan joint patrol, killing 6 US troops. These soldiers were targeted as they passed through a village near Bagram Airport.
October 2, 2015: A U.S. Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed, killing 11 people, including 6 U.S. soldiers.
December 17, 2013: A helicopter crashed and six American soldiers were killed.
May 4, 2013: As part of the spring offensive, the Taliban continued their attacks, killing seven American soldiers and a member of the NATO-led coalition.
March 11, 2013: A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan killed five American soldiers. A few hours ago, two U.S. special operations forces were shot dead in an internal attack by an Afghan police officer in eastern Afghanistan.
August 6, 2011: A helicopter was shot down by an armed group with rocket-propelled grenades, killing 30 US troops and 8 Afghans.
May 26, 2011: Nine NATO soldiers were killed, including seven American soldiers who were killed in a bomb explosion in a field patrolling on foot.
April 19, 2011: An Afghan military officer killed eight American pilots and one American civilian during a routine meeting at the Afghan Air Force headquarters in Kabul.
September 21, 2010: A helicopter crashed in a rugged area in southern Afghanistan, killing 9 people. The Ministry of National Defense stated that three of them were SEALs and one was assigned to the Navy’s special operations force. Five soldiers came from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
August 27, 2010: Homemade bombs killed three American troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan.
June 8, 2010: Seven U.S. troops, two Australians and one French legionnaire were killed. An American contractor who trained the Afghan police was also killed in a suicide attack.
October 27, 2009: Eight US troops were killed in two separate bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan.
October 26, 2009: 11 American soldiers were killed in different helicopter crashes. A helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan, killing seven soldiers and three civilians working for the US government. In another incident in the south, two other U.S. helicopters collided in flight, killing four U.S. soldiers.
October 3, 2009: Eight American soldiers were killed when their outpost in Nuristan Kamdes was attacked by as many as 300 militants. Another soldier died when the bomb was detonated while trying to disarm the bomb in Wardak province.
July 13, 2008: Nine American soldiers were killed when their remote outpost in Vanat, Nuristan was attacked by light weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. Another soldier was killed when Kajaki Sofla’s vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
February 18, 2007: A U.S. helicopter crashed in the Shahjoy District of Zabul Province, killing eight U.S. soldiers.
May 5, 2006: During combat operations in eastern Afghanistan, 10 American soldiers were killed in the crash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
June 28, 2005: Sixteen US troops on a special forces helicopter were killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by armed fighters. Three American sailors also died on the same day.
April 6, 2005: Fifteen American soldiers and three American civilians crashed in a sandstorm while returning to the main base in Bagram, the United States.
January 29, 2004: The arsenal exploded, killing eight American soldiers.
March 23, 2003: A US Air Force helicopter was on a rescue mission to help two injured Afghan children crash in southeastern Afghanistan, killing all 6 people on board.
March 4, 2002: Two helicopters were attacked by fire, and seven American soldiers were killed.
January 9, 2002: A US military tanker that was supplying troops in Afghanistan crashed in Pakistan, killing all seven Marines on board.
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