Two soldiers have been identified who were killed by a ISIS-K suicide bomber outside Kabul airport in a cruel attack that left them dead, it was reported on Friday.
Max Soviak, a Navy doctor in his early twenties, and Kareem Nikoui, a young sailor, have been identified as two of the 13 soldiers who died in Thursday’s blast while at Hamid Karzai International Airport, according to reported the Daily Beast.
The other 11 members of the service, which include 9 Navy soldiers and two Army soldiers, have not yet been identified.
Soviak, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, graduated from Edison High School in 2017, where he was part of the honor roll and the football team, the Sandusky Register reported.
“Max was a good student who was active in sports and other activities throughout his school career. He was highly respected and liked by everyone who knew him, “the school said in a statement, adding that the news of his death has brought” great sorrow “.
Nikoui’s father, Steve Nikoui, told the Daily Beast that he knew his son was on duty at Kabul airport, helping to oversee the evacuation of thousands of Americans and Afghan allies, but did not realize that his son was killed until he saw a Marines clutch appear at his door.
“I haven’t gone to sleep all night,” the heartbroken father said at the dam.
“I am just in shock. I couldn’t grasp everything that’s going on. “
He said his son “loved what he did” and “always wanted to be a sailor.”
“He loved it [Marine Corps] family. I was dedicated: I was going to make a career out of it and I wanted to go there. There is no doubt that they will call him to the service “, said the father.
He said he plans to go to Dover, Delaware, soon to retrieve his son’s remains.
18 more members of the US service, along with at least 169 Afghans, were injured in the attack. The injured personnel have disembarked at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany to receive medical treatment, Pentagon officials said Friday.