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Exactly one year ago, 13 families who had brothers, sisters, daughters, and sons in Afghanistan helping evacuate more than 120,000 at-risk Afghan allies became Gold Star families — their deaths representing the final U.S. service members killed in the military's 20 years in Afghanistan.
There is a $10 million reward for information related to the terrorist who detonated a suicide vest and killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians, which the State Department announced earlier this year.
Biden paid tribute on Friday to 13 American service members who died during the final days of the Kabul airlift when a suicide bomber detonated explosives packed with ball bearings.
The White House issued a statement commemorating the anniversary of the 13 American service members who lost their lives in Afghanistan.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden's response to the anniversary of the bombing at the Kabul airport that resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghan civilians.