Trump announces the arrest of the top terrorist from Kabul attack 2021
Trump announces the arrest of the top terrorist from Kabul attack 2021
On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump announced that the USA will transport a "top terrorist" who on the Bombing " the Kabul Airport was involved in Afghanistan, in which 13 US soldiers and at least 170 Afghan civilians were killed.
arrest of Mohammad Sharifullah
Mohammad Sharifullah, which was supposedly involved in planning the attack during the US deduction from Afghanistan in August 2021, is transferred to the USA and is charged with the provision and conspiracy for providing material support for terrorism, according to a source familiar with the processes.
Trump welcomes the arrest
"This evening I am pleased to announce that we have just caught the main perpetrator for this crime, and he is now on the way here to face the quick justice of the United States," said Trump in his joint address before the congress. Pakistan had acted on the basis of information from the CIA that led to the arrest of Sharifullah. In his speech at Pakistan, Trump thanked Pakistan for "the support for the arrest of this monster."
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In his speech, Trump once again attacked President Joe Biden for dealing with the deduction from Afghanistan - a criticism that he often expressed during the election campaign last year. Trump reported that he spoke to the relatives of the killed soldiers before his speech and mentioned: "They only cried for joy."
allegations against Sharifullah
Sharifullah was charged with Virginia in the Eastern District because he has provided material support for a designated Foreign terrorist organization that led to death, according to an indictment published on Tuesday evening. He was asked by FBI agents on Sunday, where he stated that he was recruited to the ISIS-K group in 2016. In the conversation, Sharifullah "provided support and to have carried out activities on behalf of ISIS-K to support several fatal attacks," said the indictment.
connections to other attacks
Sharifullah, who is also known as "Jafar", was in prison from 2019 to two weeks before the attack on Abbey Gate. After his release, he was contacted by ISIS members to help with the attack. The court documents state that “Sharifullah was commissioned to get a route near Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) for an attacker.”
finally on the way to justice
Trump’s Cia director John Ratcliffe spoke on this topic in his first phone call with the Pakistani secret service chief. High members of the administration welcomed the news. "As President Trump has just announced, I can report that the FBI, the DOJ and the CIA have delivered one of the terrorists who are responsible for the death of the 13 American soldiers at Abbey Gate during the catastrophic Afghanistan. One step closer to justice for this American hero and their families," tweeted FBI director Kash Patel shortly after Trump announced.
This article was also made up by Sophia Saifi from CNN.
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