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Flags at the White House, the US Capitol and all other public buildings are being flown at half-staff today in honor of the 13 US troops and dozens of Afghan civilians killed in the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport yesterday.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the honor during her daily briefing last night, which occurred right after Joe Biden’s address to the nation on the Kabul explosions.
.@PressSec Jen Psaki: “As a mark for respect, starting today the United States flag will be flown at half staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds…”
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Joe Biden has warned the masterminds of a double suicide-bomb attack in Kabul that killed 13 US troops and 72 Afghan civilians: “We will hunt you down and make you pay.”
On the darkest day of his presidency, Biden declined to extend his 31 August deadline for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan but promised to evacuate any American citizens who want to leave.
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