Terrorists accused of murdering the 2021 monastery gate bombing that killed 13 U.S. military members and 160 civilians in a chaotic withdrawal From Afghanistan Landed on U.S. land Wednesday.
ISIS-K member Mohammad Sharifullah was extradited Tuesday night to “face American justice.” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
Patel wrote on X: “3 and 1/2 years later, we are 13 years old for justice.”
He is charged with providing and conspiring to provide Material support and resources The designated foreign terrorist group resulted in death and is expected to appear for the first time in Virginia on Wednesday.
Muhammed Sharifullah, the drawing master behind the bomb explosion of a monastery gate during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saw him on Wednesday after being extradited to the U.S. (FBI Director Cash Patel)
President Donald Trump On Tuesday night, he announced Sharifullah’s arrest and extradition at a joint meeting of Congress.
“Three and a half years ago, ISIS terrorists killed 13 American servicemen and countless others in the abbey gate explosion,” Trump told lawmakers and millions of TV viewers.
“Tonight, I am happy to announce that we have just arrested the supreme terrorist responsible for this atrocity, and he is now facing the swift sword of American justice.”
Sharifullah Acknowledge the reconnaissance The attack route and training gunmen occurred in a terrorist attack near Moscow last year, according to the Justice Ministry affidavit.
Abbey Gate is the main entrance for US and coalition forces to conduct evacuation operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Trump reveals arrest of top terrorists behind the monastery gate attack
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Misty Fuoco, his sister Sgt. Nicole Gee died on August 26, 2024 at a monastery paving ceremony in the graves of unknown soldiers in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
On August 26, 2021, Abdul Rahman al-Logari – member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Ash Sham – Korasan Province (ISIS-K) – “A suicide bomb was detonated in the gates of the monastery, killing 13 members of the U.S. military service, with about 160 civilians.”
The US withdrawal will be completed in a few days. Taliban Later claimed to have control of Afghanistan.
The Justice Department said FBI agents were interviewed by Sharifullah this week, during which he revealed that he had been attacked about two weeks from 2019 to the monastery gate.
“After Sharifullah is issued, members of ISIS-K contacted Sharifullah to arrange for his assistance in the upcoming attack,” the affidavit said.
Taliban fighters were at a checkpoint outside the Abbey Gate on August 25, 2021, the day before the bombing. （Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Get Times）
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“ISIS-K members provided Sharifullah with funds for motorcycles, cell phones and SIM cards and directed to open an account on a specific social media platform in the hope of communicating with them during the attack. After preparing for the attack, Sharifullah’s mission was to reconnaissance the attacker’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, providing a route for the attackers.” “Sharifullah was surveillance on one route, specializing in law enforcement and US or Taliban checkpoints.”
Greg Norman of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
