A marine from Texas has been identified as one of the 13 US troops killed in the terror attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday.
He was 20-year old David Lee Espinoza from Laredo. Governor Abbott has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff to honor of all the service members killed.
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The attack appeared to have been carried out by suicide bombers from the Islamic State group. Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby confirmed the explosions, saying one was a "complex attack" at an airport entry gate on the civilian side of the airport, and a second took place outside of a hotel near the airport. Kirby said a number of casualties include U.S. service members and civilians.
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