A White House spokesman said the mastermind of the August 2021 suicide bombing that killed at least 173 people at Kabul airport was killed by the Taliban regime.
The man was one of the leaders of the Islamic State-Khorasan (EI-K) extremist group, which “took a direct part in the preparation of the operation” of terrorists in Afghanistan, US Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. , without specifying the identity, circumstances, or date of death.
“He was killed during a Taliban operation. We have made it clear that the responsibility lies with [do governo afegão] prevent terrorists, whether from [rede terrorista] Al-Qaeda or EI-K, take refuge in Afghanistan,” Kirby added.
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