Mohammad Sharifullah, U.S. official told CBS News 2021 Monastery Gate Suicide Bomb Explosion Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the airport Killed 13 U.S. service members During the evacuation of US troops from Afghanistan, there were about 170 Afghans.
A senior defense official said Sharifara was arrested in a joint raid between Pakistani intelligence and central intelligence agencies about 10 days ago.
Sharifullah was one of two masterminds involved in the bombing plan, U.S. officials said. He is described as the regional Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-K, commander.
President Trump announces arrest Joint address on Tuesday Pay tribute to the Congress and thank the Pakistani government.
Axios is the first to name Sharifullah.
According to the Pentagon, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the airport entrance and gathered every day as thousands tried to escape the city after the Taliban fell to the Taliban.
The then President Biden had Swear to revenge After the attack, it said, “We won’t forgive. We won’t forget. We will hunt you and make you pay.”
Mr. Trump has fiercely criticized Biden and then Vice President Kamala Harris for handling the withdrawal during the campaign. In his speech to Congress on Tuesday, the president once again criticized his predecessor for withdrawing troops, even claiming that it led to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense identified the bomber as Abdul Rahman al-Logari in a 2024 review, and he said he was also affiliated with ISIS-K. The review maintained the department’s previous finding that bombing was “unpreventable at a tactical level”.
Margaret Brennan
