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Proclamation 10965 is a presidential proclamation signed August 25, 2025, designating August 26, 2025 as an official day of commemoration marking the fourth anniversary of the suicide bombing attack at Abbey Gate, Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. It calls on all Americans to honor the 13 U.S. service members killed in that attack and to recognize the Gold Star Families they left behind.
The proclamation formally designates August 26, 2025 as a single-day national commemoration — it does not establish a recurring annual holiday or create new legal obligations. It names all 13 service members killed in the August 26, 2021 attack (11 Marines, one Navy corpsman, one Army soldier). It references the apprehension of the ISIS-K individual identified as responsible for the bombing, announced March 4, 2025, and states that person was being brought to the United States to face prosecution. No federal agencies are directed to take specific administrative action, and no funding, regulatory changes, or new programs are created by this document.
The proclamation most directly addresses Gold Star Families of the 13 killed service members and the roughly 45 wounded personnel from the attack, expressing condolences and support. It is directed broadly at the American public as an invitation to observe the commemoration date, with no binding requirements placed on any individual, agency, or organization.