Key Planner of 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Apprehended and Extradited to U.S.
Mohammad Sharifullah, an alleged ISIS-K leader behind the attack that killed 13 U.S. service members, is now in U.S. custody following coordination with Pakistani authorities.
- President Trump announced the capture and extradition of Mohammad Sharifullah, identified as a key planner of the Abbey Gate bombing during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.
- The suicide bombing claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members and approximately 170 Afghan civilians, with Sharifullah accused of coordinating the attack for ISIS-K.
- Pakistani intelligence detained Sharifullah near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after receiving actionable intelligence from the CIA.
- Sharifullah faces charges in the U.S., including providing material support to terrorism, with an indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia.
- The arrest reflects renewed U.S.-Pakistan counterterrorism cooperation, prioritized by the Trump administration to bring justice for the victims of the attack.