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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Mohammad Sharifullah, 28, was convicted of aiding the terrorist group that took credit for the suicide bombing </p><p>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 US service members and about 160 Afghans at the Kabul airport five years ago during the US military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country.</p><p>A federal jury in Virginia had convicted Mohammad Sharifullah in April of providing material support to the IS affiliate known as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). But jurors could not agree whether he bore some responsibility for the airport bombing on 26 August 2021.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/is-member-sentenced-kabul-airport-bombing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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