U.S. Marines Dead: Four Service Members Die in Kabul, Afghanistan: Report

Four U.S. Marines are among the dead in the attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

In addition, three more Marines were wounded in the explosions at the airport gate and a local hotel, the newspaper reported, and there are many civilian casualties.

The report has not been officially confirmed by officials.

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The Wall Street Journal Reported That the U.S. Ambassador Told Staff About the Deaths

GettyVolunteers and medical staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two powerful explosions.

The newspaper reported that the report of four deaths came via the U.S. ambassador in Kabul who “told staff there that four U.S. Marines were killed in an explosion at the city’s airport and three wounded.”

The Wall Street Journal attributed the report to an unnamed U.S. official, not the ambassador himself.