WASHINGTON – The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the “mastermind” behind a suicide assault at Kabul’s worldwide airport in 2021 that killed 13 US troops and scores of civilians throughout the United States’ chaotic evacuation from the nation, US officers mentioned on Tuesday.
The bombing occurred on Aug. 26, 2021, as US troops had been making an attempt to assist Americans and Afghans flee within the chaotic aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover, and compounded America’s sense of defeat after 20 years of warfare.
“He was a key ISIS-K official directly involved in plotting operations like Abbey Gate, and now is no longer able to plot or conduct attacks,” White House spokesperson John Kirby mentioned in a press release, referring to the Abbey Gate entrance to the Kabul airport the place the blast occurred. He didn’t identify the official.
The Afghan affiliate of Islamic State, referred to as Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-Ok, after an outdated identify of the area, is an enemy of the Taliban. Fighters loyal to Islamic State first appeared in jap Afghanistan in 2014 and later made inroads in different areas. —Reuters
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