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In April 2023, the primary plotter behind the attack was killed by the Taliban.[{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=Taliban kill mastermind of Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/taliban-kill-mastermind-kabul-airport-bombing-killed-13-us-service-mem-rcna81456 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=NBC News |language=en}}] In March 2025, President Trump announced during [[2025 Donald Trump speech to a joint session of Congress|his joint address to the congress]] that Pakistan had arrested a "top terrorist" involved in the planning and spotting and was on the "way here to face the swift sword of American justice".[{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Hannah Rabinowitz, Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb, Kaitlan |date=2025-03-05 |title=Trump says US has apprehended 'top terrorist' responsible for 2021 Kabul airport bombing |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/04/politics/abbey-gate-afghanistan-trump-terrorist-apprehended/index.html |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}] [[Mohammad Sharifullah]], also known as “Jafar,” was charged with providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death.[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8m77e8jpmo][[https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-arrests-isis-k-attack-planner-role-killing-us-military-service-members-abbey]] |
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In April 2023, the primary plotter behind the attack was killed by the Taliban.[{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=Taliban kill mastermind of Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/taliban-kill-mastermind-kabul-airport-bombing-killed-13-us-service-mem-rcna81456 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=NBC News |language=en}}] |
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In March 2025, President Trump announced during [[2025 Donald Trump speech to a joint session of Congress|his joint address to the congress]] that Pakistan had arrested a "top terrorist" involved in the planning and spotting and was on the "way here to face the swift sword of American justice".[{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Hannah Rabinowitz, Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb, Kaitlan |date=2025-03-05 |title=Trump says US has apprehended 'top terrorist' responsible for 2021 Kabul airport bombing |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/04/politics/abbey-gate-afghanistan-trump-terrorist-apprehended/index.html |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}] [[Mohammad Sharifullah]], also known as “Jafar,” was charged with providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death.[{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8m77e8jpmo |title=Man accused of aiding Kabul airport bombing charged in US court |date=6 March 2025 |newspaper=BBC News}}][[https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-arrests-isis-k-attack-planner-role-killing-us-military-service-members-abbey]] American officials claimed that Sharifullah, who was also linked to the [[Crocus City Hall attack]] in 2024, had planned al-Logari's route into the airport. His trial opened on 21 April 2026.[{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mohammad-sharifullah-kabul-airport-bombing-trial-b2961523.html |title=Trial begins for Afghan charged in deadly Kabul airport bombing as defense says US ‘got the wrong man’ |newspapaer=The Independent |date=21 April 2026}}] |
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