Fifth Anniversary of the Attack at Abbey Gate

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 55987-55988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17841]



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Vol. 91

Monday,

No. 167

August 31, 2026

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 11058--Fifth Anniversary of the Attack at Abbey Gate



Proclamation 11059--Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American 
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Executive Order 14421--Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the 
United States Bulk-Power System


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 167 / Monday, August 31, 2026 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 11058 of August 26, 2026

                
Fifth Anniversary of the Attack at Abbey Gate

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                At 5:36 p.m. on August 26, 2021, a lone ISIS-K 
                terrorist pressed into the crowd at Abbey Gate in 
                Kabul, Afghanistan, and detonated a body-worn bomb. The 
                terrorist was one of the thousands of prisoners 
                released by the Taliban just 2 months earlier. As a 
                result, 13 American service members were killed, 45 
                were wounded, and more than 160 civilians were injured.

                As a Nation, it is our sacred duty to honor--with the 
                deepest respect and reverence--the men and women in 
                uniform who gave their lives that day, to remember all 
                that was taken from their families, and to never forget 
                their names: Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, USA; Staff 
                Sergeant Darin T. Hoover, USMC; Sergeant Johanny 
                Rosario Pichardo, USMC; Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, USMC; 
                Corporal Hunter Lopez, USMC; Corporal Daegan W. Page, 
                USMC; Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez, USMC; Lance 
                Corporal David L. Espinoza, USMC; Lance Corporal Jared 
                M. Schmitz, USMC; Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum, 
                USMC; Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola, USMC; Lance 
                Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui, USMC; and Petty Officer 
                Third Class Maxton W. Soviak, USN.

                On the fifth anniversary of the attack at Abbey Gate, 
                we solemnly honor their selflessness and valor.

                For 20 years, the brave warriors of the United States 
                Armed Forces fought across the mountains and cities of 
                Afghanistan to destroy terrorism and remove the Taliban 
                from power. Yet within months, President Biden 
                squandered those hard-fought gains, putting politics 
                over strategy and rushing through a poorly executed 
                withdrawal that would soon become one of the worst 
                military disasters in our Nation's history.

                On July 2, 2021, President Biden withdrew American 
                forces from Bagram Airfield in the middle of the night 
                without even notifying the Afghan National Defense and 
                Security Forces. The decision surrendered our largest 
                military base in the country, lost billions of dollars 
                of military equipment, and left our remaining forces 
                without its strategic advantages as the Taliban rapidly 
                advanced. Within weeks, the Taliban seized Bagram and 
                freed thousands of terrorists and criminals from its 
                prisons. Kabul soon fell, leaving our troops to carry 
                out a desperate evacuation at Hamid Karzai 
                International Airport amid the devastating collapse the 
                previous administration's incompetence had invited.

                As Commander in Chief, I will always put America First 
                and defend our sovereignty. I was proud to apprehend 
                the ISIS-K terrorist responsible for the atrocity and 
                bring him to face the swift sword of American justice. 
                I will always stand by our service members, support our 
                military families, and I will never allow the failures 
                that led to Abbey Gate to be repeated. On this solemn 
                anniversary, we renew our sacred promise to the 13 
                fallen service members and their families that we will 
                always remember their names, cherish their memory, and 
                never forget the price they paid for our country.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2026, as a 
                day in commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the 
                attack at Abbey Gate. I encourage all Americans to 
                remember the heroism of the brave men and women who 
                made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and the 
                Gold Star Families who carry on their proud legacy.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and fifty-
                first.
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[FR Doc. 2026-17841
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