US Troops Engaged Gunman During Deadly Shooting at Kabul Airport: Pentagon

U.S. Marines stand guard at an Evacuee Control Checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 20, 2021. Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via Reuters

The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. troops engaged the gunman who opened fire on Afghan security forces at the Kabul airport in an incident late Sunday that left one Afghan soldier dead and several Afghans wounded.

Navy Capt. William Urban, spokesperson for CENTCOM (U.S. Central Command), said in an Aug. 23 statement that no American or coalition troops were injured in the exchange of fire.