Jury Convicts Afghan Man of Aiding ISIS in Kabul Airport Bombing, Deadlocks on Direct Role
Mohammad Sharifullah, an alleged Islamic State group militant, was convicted of aiding ISIS-K in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The attack killed 160 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members. While the jury found Sharifullah guilty of conspiracy, they could not agree on whether his actions directly resulted in the deaths, which would have increased his sentence. The trial highlighted the complexities of prosecuting terrorism cases, with defense arguments focusing on the lack of direct evidence linking Sharifullah to the bombing. 
