ISIS-K member confessed to scouting Abbey Gate attack route, training Moscow attackers: affidavit
Muhammed Sharifullah is expected to appear in federal court in Virginia following 2021 Afghanistan attack
By Greg Norman Fox News
Published March 5, 2025 10:42am EST
The ISIS-K member described by President Donald Trump as the "top terrorist" suspect behind the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan confessed to scouting the attack route and training gunmen involved in a terrorist attack near Moscow last year, according to a Justice Department affidavit.
Muhammed Sharifullah, who was charged with providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death, is expected to make his first federal court appearance in Virginia Wednesday. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.
The Justice Department released photos showing FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at an airport awaiting Sharifullah’s arrival this morning in the U.S.
President Trump announced Sharifullah’s capture last night during his address before a joint Congress, saying he was "pleased to announce that we have just apprehended the top terrorist responsible for that atrocity" that left 13 U.S. service members dead in August 2021.
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