President Joe Biden ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff from Aug. 26 through sunset on Aug. 30 in honor of the victims of the attack on U.S. service members and other victims in the terrorist attack at the Kabul Airport on Aug. 26.
The flags on all federal buildings and grounds, military posts, naval vessels, embassies, consular offices and other places are under this proclamation. Typically, states and municipalities follow suit.
The number of U.S. servicemen who died in the attack has risen to 13.
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