heart. then we also have some details about u.s. navy corp corpsman maxton soviak. he had 12 brothers and sisters. as always, those on the front lines are so young, and they will always be remembered. as you and i often say, wolf, may their memories be a blessing. yeah. may they rest in peace. our deepest, deeper condolences to their families. all 13 of these service members who were killed in that attack. barbara, stand by. we ll get back to you. i know you re getting ready for the pept ntagon briefing, as we. we ll have live coverage of that coming up. i want to bring in the congressman now, a member of the house intelligence committee. thank you so much for joining us. i know you are deeply moved, as all of us are, about the loss of these service members, these heros, these u.s. military heros. i want to give you a chance to express your thoughts on this situation. go ahead. our hearts go out to these
among those killed. his family writes, maxton was an well liked. and maxton was proud of being part of a state final wrestling team and final four years in a row. he was most proud to be a navy corpseman and devil doc for the marines. colonel, thank you for being with us, before we get into the logistics of this, if you could sit down with these families, what would you tell them? because this is really hard. it sure it, christi. and good morning. these families join the ranks of the gold star families that have graced us with their children and helped us achieve really major things in both afghanistan and iraq and really throughout the world. i would say that their service was a noble cause.
with a passion for the marines. he was a son, a brother, a husband and father with a baby due in just three weeks. he wanted to be a marine his whole life and carry around his rival in his diapers and cowboy boots. he was determined to be in infantry and this was his first deployment. rylee will always be a hero not just for the ultimate sax he made for our country but for the way he impacted every life around him for the better. and daegen page. our hearts are broken and thankful for the friends and family surrounding us at this time. our thoughts and prayers are also with the other marine and navy families whose loved ones die alongside daegen. and maxton soviak was also
schmitz, rylee mccollum, dylan merola, kareem nikoui, maxton soviak, ryan caknauss. may their memory be a blessing. thank you so much. isis-k claimed responsibility for thursday s deadly attack but what is isis-k? cnn s brian todd explains. reporter: pamly, we have new information now on isis-k, its background, where its fighters are from and its ideology. it s a group considered an archenemy of the taliban but even more vicious. isis-k, named for an area around the afghanistan/pakistan border. isis-k claims to be a branch of the main isis terror group which gained power in syria and iraq seven years ago. experts say isis-k, comprised of some veteran jihadists from syria and elsewhere, has lost ground and manpower since 2018
u.s. corporal maxton soviak. they say his final words were to his mother over face time. he was telling her good-bye, she told him to be safe, and he said, quote, don t worry mom, my guys got me, they won t let anything happen to me. when he was younger he was part of a state wrestling team and football team two years in a row. in a statement the family writes he leaves behind 12 brothers and sisters that are all hurting terribly. our thoughts and our prayers are with them and all those suffering. we ll be right back.