President Donald Trump, surrounded by family members of military service members killed in Afghanistan at the attack at Abbey Gate, speaks during an event for the signing of a proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Vice President JD Vance, who served in the Marines, said Monday's event was a "rectification of a wrong."
"The fact that the President of the United States lost your loved ones through incompetence, but never acknowledged it in your government, never actually put pen to paper to say we're grateful for your sacrifice," he said of former President Joe Biden.
The Biden administration was heavily criticized for the attack and the way the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan was executed.
In 2021, Biden removed U.S. troops from Afghanistan, following up on existing plans from the first Trump administration in 2020 with Taliban leaders to end the war in the region. Thirteen U.S. service members were killed during the withdrawal process from a suicide bombing at Abbey Gate, outside the then-Hamid Karzai International Airport, as the Taliban quickly seized control of Kabul.
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A child wearing a ribbon honoring Cpl. Hunter Lopez, one of the service members killed in Afghanistan during the attack at Abbey Gate, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during an event signing a proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack. ((AP Photo/Alex Brandon))
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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, an Afghanistan veteran, is leading a deep dive into what happened at Abbey Gate.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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