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By Lolita C. Baldor and Farnoush Amiri<\/strong><\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the \u201cbald man in black\u201d spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber, according to a new review by U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n The findings. released Monday, refute assertions by some service members who believed they had a chance to take out the would-be bomber but did not get approval. And, for the first time, the U.S. military is confirming that the bomber was Abdul Rahman al-Logari, an Islamic State militant who had been in an Afghan prison but was released by the Taliban as the group took control of the country that summer.<\/p>\n The Abbey Gate bombing during the final chaotic days of the Afghanistan withdrawal killed 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghans, and wounded scores more. It triggered widespread debate and congressional criticism, fueled by emotional testimony from a Marine injured in the blast, who said snipers believe they saw the possible bomber but couldn\u2019t get approval to take him out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n