Afghan death toll climbs to 169 following Kabul airport bombing; 13 US service members dead

The death toll in a pair of suicide bombings that rocked Kabul yesterday has now risen to 169 on Friday as evacuation flights remain ongoing, officials say. 

Late Thursday, U.S. Defense Department officials said the death toll for U.S. service members remained at 13, but the count included 10 Marines and two Army soldiers – instead of the previously reported 12 Marines. One Navy corpsman also was killed, officials said. The true total death toll for the attack could climb higher still, an official said Friday, because some people may have taken bodies away from the scene before they could be counted. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak to the media.