The troops were the first killed in action in Afghanistan since Feb. military in the 20-year conflict in Afghanistan, surpassed only by 2005′s Operation Red Wings, which killed 17, and the 2011 downing of Extortion 17, a CH-47 Chinook carrying 30 U.S. The attack was one of the single deadliest incidents for the U.S.
We just don’t know what that is right now,” McKenzie said during a Pentagon briefing. “We’re still working to calculate the total losses. The blasts were followed by gunfire into the nearby crowds. A second confirmed blast occurred outside the Baron Hotel, a few hundred yards from the Abbey Gate, where British forces have been gathering groups for escort to the airport. The attack began when an ISIS suicide bomber approached a group of Marines outside the Abbey Gate, McKenzie said during the briefing. I ask that you keep these Marines and service members, and especially their families, in your thoughts and prayers.”
“The sacrifices Marines make on behalf of freedom must never go unnoticed or unappreciated. “I am continually humbled by the courage and warrior spirit exhibited every day by Marines across the globe,” he said. Our Marines will continue the mission, carrying on our Corps’ legacy of always standing ready to meet the challenges of every extraordinary task our Nation requires of her Marines. As we mourn, we also keep those who are still over there protecting Americans and our Afghan partners at the forefront of our thoughts. We are proud of their service and deeply saddened by their loss. David Berger said these “fallen heroes answered the call to go into harm’s way to do the honorable work of helping others. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the injured and to the friends and family of those who were killed.” “We continue to provide the best possible medical care to those injured. The injured service members are “in the process of being medevaced from Afghanistan on specially equipped C-17s with embarked surgical units,” Urban stated. The attacks also killed 60 Afghans, the Associated Press is reporting, citing U.S.
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