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Mohammed Sharifullah, an ISIS-K militant linked to the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members and over 160 Afghans, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy charges earlier this year. During his trial, jurors could not agree unanimously on whether Sharifullah’s actions directly caused the deaths at the airport, which would have led to a potential life sentence. The bombing occurred as U.S. troops were evacuating from Afghanistan and resulted in the Taliban retaking control shortly after. Sharifullah admitted during FBI interviews that he surveilled routes near the airport for an attacker and received support from ISIS-K for his involvement in multiple attacks.
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Mohammed Sharifullah, an alleged ISIS-K militant, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of providing material support to the terrorist group involved in the Abbey Gate bombing on August 26, 2021. The attack killed 13 American service members and over 160 Afghans at Hamid Karzai International Airport during the evacuation operations orchestrated by U.S. troops as part of their withdrawal from Afghanistan under the Biden administration. Sharifullah was involved in surveilling a route for the suicide bomber and admitted to receiving funds, a motorcycle, and instructions via social media from ISIS-K before the attack. Although jurors deadlocked on whether his actions directly caused deaths at the airport, Sharifullah could have faced life imprisonment if they had agreed unanimously on this point.
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A man convicted of providing material support to the Islamic State terror group in connection with the deadly Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 American service members during the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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that → convict → prison
Mohammed Sharifullah, an alleged militant with ISIS-K, a regional branch of the terrorist group, was convicted in April of a conspiracy charge in a deadly 2021 suicide bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
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Sharifullah → convict → Kabul
During his trial, jurors deadlocked on whether any deaths at the airport "resulted from" that conspiracy.
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deaths → deadlocke → conspiracy
Sharifullah could have faced a possible life sentence if the jury had unanimously agreed on that point.
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More than 160 Afghans and 13 U.S. military service members were killed on Aug. 26, 2021, at the airport, where U.S. troops were conducting evacuation operations when a lone suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device near Abbey Gate, an entry point.
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bomber → kill → Gate
The U.S. withdrawal was completed days later as the Taliban retook control of the country.
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During interviews with the FBI, Sharifullah admitted that he surveilled a possible route for the suicide bomber to the Abbey Gate during the last days of the U.S. military’s presence in Afghanistan, according to evidence presented at trial.
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"ISIS-K members provided Sharifullah with a motorcycle, funds for a cell phone and a SIM card, and instructions to open an account on a particular social media platform to communicate with them during the attack operation," an affidavit cited Sharifullah as saying in an FBI interview.
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affidavit → provide → interview
"After making these preparations for the attack, Sharifullah was tasked with scouting a route near Hamid Karzai International Airport for an attacker," the affidavit said.
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"Sharifullah conducted surveillance on a route, specifically checking for law enforcement and American or Taliban checkpoints.
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Sharifullah → conduct → enforcement
Prosecutors also presented evidence of several other ISIS-K attacks in Afghanistan in which Sharifullah admitted involvement.
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Sharifullah → present → involvement
President Donald Trump announced the capture of Sharifullah during a March 2025 address to a joint session of Congress.
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"Tonight, I am pleased to announce that we have just apprehended the top terrorist responsible for that atrocity.
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And he is right now on his way here to face the swift sword of American justice," Trump said at the time to lawmakers.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
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