ISIS-K Supporter Convicted in Kabul Airport Bombing

0:00It's April 29. From your city to your ears, this is Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A federal jury in Virginia just convicted Mohammed Sharifullah, an Afghan link to Isis K, for providing material support to the terror group. This ties back to their claim on the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul Airport's Abbey Gate during the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021. But the jury deadlocked on whether his actions led to any deaths there. So he faces up to 20 years in prison instead of life. That attack killed about 160 Afghans and 13 American service members when a bomber blew himself up near the gate during the chaotic evacuation. Prosecutors said Sharifullah helped planet and other Isis K hits, like the Moscow concert hall strike last March that took 140 lives. He spilled details to FBI agents, boasting about targeting U.S. forces. Lawyers push back hard, saying there's no solid proof beyond his words, which they

1:02claim he said out of fear in Pakistani custody. The jury has shed out over eight hours across two days, nailing the conspiracy charge quick but splitting on the desk part. Judge Anthony Trangas shut down calls for more time. Sharifullah showed no reaction to the verdict, and no sentencing day yet. U.S. intel pinned the bomber as a duel Ramon Al-Logari, a guy Sharifullah, new from prison, freed by the Taliban. Reviews clear troops are preventing it, despite some spotting suspects earlier. This conviction spotlights Isis K's reach, even after the pullout, which Sharifullah's case grabbing headlines since Trump shouted it out in Congress. Last year, sentencing looms, keeping the focus on holding terror backers accountable.