Afghanistan live updates: Military carries out strike in Kabul as slain service members are returned to U.S.

Steve Nikoui first saw the Marines nearing his home on his cellphone screen, which is linked to his doorbell camera, and he knew what their arrival meant, he told the Daily Beast. His son, Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, had been in Kabul, and he closely monitored the news and any visitors who came to his home in Norco, Calif., the father told the outlet, mindful that military protocol is to send notification officers to deliver grim news.