---
id: 235c339926
section: other
first_reported: 2026-11-11 19:58 PST
updated: 2026-11-11 19:58 PST
status: reported
outlets: 1
---

# Folsom Marine veteran recalls 2021 Kabul airport bombing

Folsom veteran Tyler Vargas-Andrews, a retired Marine, was critically injured in the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul. The attack killed 13 American service members.

Section: [Around Town](/sacramento/section/life.md) · Entities: [Tyler Vargas-Andrews](/sacramento/wiki/tyler-vargas-andrews.md), [Abbey Gate](/sacramento/wiki/abbey-gate.md)

## Coverage

- [CBS Sacramento (KOVR)](https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/tyler-vargas-andrews-kabul-bombing-fights-for-accountability/), 2026-11-11 19:58 PST: Folsom Marine veteran who survived Kabul airport bombing fights for accountability 5 years later

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.