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Suspect in Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia court


Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate

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A suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and will appear Wednesday in federal court in the United States to face charges.

Donald Trump announced the arrest during his Tuesday night address to Congress, with the White House and the justice department subsequently identifying the suspect as Mohammad Sharifullah.

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Publish date : 2025-03-05 14:54:00

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