McCarthy orders Capitol flags at half-staff to remember deaths of service members in Afghanistan – Washington Times
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.
The service members and nearly 200 Afghan civilians were killed at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a congested airport gate.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, ordered for the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be lowered to half-staff to honor the service members who died while helping allies flee the country.
Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13 brave servicemen and women in Afghanistan, Mr. McCarthy said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. I have directed the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be lowered to half-staff in honor of these American heroes.