Brother of Marine killed in Afghanistan withdrawal commits suicide at memorial

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The brother of a young Marine killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan reportedly died by suicide a year later during a recent memorial service for the fallen service member.

Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, from Norco, California, was one of 13 American troops killed on Aug. 26, 2021, when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside the Kabul airport as crowds of Americans and Afghan allies sought to flee Taliban fighters taking over control of the capital city.


Nearly a year later, Nikoui’s older brother, 28-year-old Dakota Halverson, died on Aug. 9, a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed, though offering few details.

"The older brother of one of the 13 KIA in Kabul recently killed himself at his little brother’s memorial," Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., tweeted on Saturday, replying to a tweet by Townhall reporter Julio Rosas. "Please pray for his family. There MUST be accountability for this continued carnage."

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The Afghanistan evacuation gift that keeps on giving.

Reprehensible that the President and General responsible for this catastrophe are still in power and shamelessly. I cannot imagine the pain that the older brother felt. I’m an older brother, and I cannot imagine the horrific grief and rage I’d feel if I had to deal with my little brother’s abandonment by his own country and higher ups, and so incredibly senselessly as if their lives mattered NONE. SICK!!!!!!