Afghan man sentenced to 20-year prison term in case tied to suicide bombing at Kabul airport
An Islamic State group member received a 20-year prison sentence in Alexandria, Virginia, for aiding the organization responsible for the 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing. The attack killed 13 U.S. service members and approximately 160 Afghans during the American military withdrawal.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Islamic State group member was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 160 Afghans at the Kabul airport five years ago during the American military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country. […]
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