Reporter's Notebook: US Capitol flag at half-staff speaks volumes about Afghanistan horror
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The American flag fluttered high atop its staff at the base of the Dome on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol when I arrived there Thursday morning. When I departed Thursday evening, the flag hung limp, lowered to half-staff.
At least 13 U.S. service members perished in Afghanistan during my time inside the building. At least 13 lives and families, shattered, all in a matter of hours -- in service to the United States and the international community. Those who toil inside the Capitol didn’t quite know what to do with the news of the attacks. The politics of the massacre are complicated. Bipartisan-minded lawmakers called for the Biden administration to extend the U.S. mission in Afghanistan beyond next Tuesday.More Related News