FILE PHOTO: U.S. Soldiers, Airmen and civilian employees obtain casualties who had been injured exterior of Hamid Karzai International Airport and evacuated to the U.S. Army-operated Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) for additional care in Landstuhl, Germany August 27, 2021. Landstuhl Regional Medical Center/Marcy Sanchez/Handout through REUTERS
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 U.S. troops and scores of civilians throughout the United States’ chaotic evacuation from the nation, U.S. officers mentioned on Tuesday.
The bombing occurred on Aug. 26, 2021, as U.S. 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 conflict.
“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 an announcement, referring to the Abbey Gate entrance to the Kabul airport the place the blast occurred. He didn’t title the official.
The Afghan affiliate of Islamic State, often called Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-Okay, after an previous title of the area, is an enemy of the Taliban. Fighters loyal to Islamic State first appeared in japanese Afghanistan in 2014 and later made inroads in different areas.
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