Diplomatic Security Memorial: Ten U.S. Embassy Kabul Guards Killed in Truck Bomb #OTD #2017

June 1, 2019 By domani spero in Diplomatic Attacks, Diplomatic Security, Memorial, Realities of the FS, Security, State Department, Trends, U.S. Missions Tags: Afghanistan, Local Guard Force, local guards-killed, US Embassy Kabul

#OTD in 2017, ten local U.S. embassy guards protecting a vehicle access point were among the 150 killed when a truck bomb detonated. Their watch has ended, but our gratitude for their service will not. #NeverForget

Learn more about our DS fallen at https://t.co/rKfpQw8DDe pic.twitter.com/6mieOFV4vi

— DSS (@StateDeptDSS) May 31, 2019

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