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What we know about US service members killed in Kabul airport attack

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) Thirteen American troops were among the nearly 200 people killed in an attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday. A detonation set off by an ISIS-K suicide bomber near the airport's Abbey Gate amid evacuation efforts killed at least 170 Afghans, including several children, as well as two Brits and a child of a British citizen, according to Afghan and British officials. President Joe Biden called the U.S. service members killed in the attack "heroes who have been engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others." Those killed included 11 Marines, as well as an Army soldier and a Navy medic, U.S. officials said. "Those warriors who died gave their lives to save thousands of men, women and children, Americans and Afghans alike," Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of naval operations, said in a statement. "Their courage and selflessness represent the highest ideals of America. We pay

These US Troops Lost Their Lives During the Attack in Kabul

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