House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Saturday that he ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be put at half-staff in honor of 13 American service members who died in Afghanistan during attempting to help allies flee the country during the U.S.’s exit two years ago.

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McCarthy orders Capitol flag at half-staff to honor 13 service members killed in Afghanistan exit

Republicans swore not to forget the 13 service members who died in Afghanistan on the two-year anniversary of their deaths, and blamed the loss on President Biden's withdrawal from the country.

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McCarthy orders Capitol flags at half-staff to remember deaths of service members in Afghanistan

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Saturday that he ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be put at half-staff in honor of 13 American service members who died in Afghanistan during attempting to help allies flee the country during the U.S.’s exit two years ago. “Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13…

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House Speaker John Boehner has ordered the U.S. Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday following last week's Tennessee shooting. (AP Photo)            J. Scott Applewhite   McCarthy sets Capitol flag at half-mast for second anniversary of Kabul bombing             Jenny Goldsberry     August 26, 05:05 PM August 26, 05:05 PM             Video Embed  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ordered the flag at the United States Capitol to be flown a…

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McCarthy sets Capitol flag at half-mast for second anniversary of Kabul bombing

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On Saturday, Republican Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy ordered the U.S. Capitol’s flags lowered to half-staff to mark the 2-year anniversary of the 13 Americans killed in the attack on the Kabul airport during the disastrous American withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Joe Biden. “Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13 brave servicemen and women in Afghanistan,” said McCarthy on Saturday. “I have directed the flags at the U…

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McCarthy Orders Capitol Flags to Half-Staff As GOP Marks 2 Years Since Death of 13 Americans in ‘Biden’s Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal’

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ordered the flag at the United States Capitol to be flown at half-mast in honor of the service members who were killed at Hamid Karzai International

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150 Afghans and 13 American service members died at the hands of a suicide bomber two years ago during America's withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Flags Lowered at Capitol to Honor Americans Who Died During Afghanistan Withdrawal

Flags were flown at half-staff at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday in honor of the 13 U.S. military members who died in a suicide bombing while evacuating Afghanistan two years ago.

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McCarthy has US Capitol flags lowered half-staff, honors 13 lives lost in Afghanistan evacuation

McCarthy ordered the Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the 13 troops killed two years ago inBiden’s Afghanistan withdrawal.

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