by Rob Crilly at Daily Mail
- Tristan Hirsch, 24, was wounded in the airport attack on August 26 last year
- He said Marines had spotted the bomber hanging around for two days
- ‘We knew what he looked like. The CIA let us know,’ said Hirsch
- They asked for permission to kill him but were unable to stop the attack
- 13 US personnel and at least 170 Afghans died in the suicide attack
- Hirsch said US troops saw Taliban gunmen shoot people in the chaotic crowd
Marines stationed at Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate last year were give a description by the CIA of a suicide bomber two days before an explosion ripped through the chaotic evacuation, according to one of the troops wounded in the blast.
They spotted him observing their position but were denied permission when they asked to open fire on him.
Thirteen U.S. service personnel and at least 170 Afghans died on August 26, 2021, when the Islamic State bomber detonated his explosives.
Tristan Hirsch was a U.S. Marine stationed at the gate at the heart of the chaos.
He survived the blast and has since left military life, allowing him the freedom to describe the events leading up to the attack.
He described Taliban executions in the crush of people trying to escape…
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