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.

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