Today's Attack That Killed 13 U.S. Troops Is The Deadliest For The U.S. Military In Afghanistan Since Aug. 6, 2011

Taliban fighters man a checkpoint outside Abbey Gate on Wednesday. A suicide bomber was able to slip past their checkpoint  

Washington Free Beacon: Deadliest Day for Troops in Afghanistan Since 2011  

At least 12 Marines killed in Afghan airport bombing 

At least 12 Marines participating in the Afghanistan evacuation were killed in a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday morning, making it the deadliest day in the war since 2011. 

Jennifer Griffin, the national security correspondent for Fox News, said at least 12 service members died in the terror attacks. The attack is now the deadliest in Afghanistan since Aug. 6, 2011, when 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs, were shot down over Wardak Province. 

The U.S. ambassador in Kabul told staff of the casualties after terrorists set off two suicide bombs outside of the airport as well as at the Baron Hotel in the Afghan capital. 

The Wall Street Journal confirmed the deaths of U.S. troops. 

The bombing is the second deadliest day in the war in Afghanistan since 2005, when 19 Special Operations Forces died during Operation Red Wings. These are the first combat deaths since February 2020.  

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WNU Editor:This is why we should not trust the Taliban. Hours before that part of the airport was bombed, it was guarded by Canadian and foreign troops. But when they left security was then given to the Taliban. Hours later the suicide bomber detonated his device .... Kevin Newman: The canal where the bomb went off was the only way out (The Line). It makes you wonder if this was a Taliban Red flag operation, even though ISIS is claiming responsibility for today's attack.