Afghan Man Convicted of Terrorism in Kabul Airport Bombing Case
An Afghan man, Mohammad Sharifullah, was convicted of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) but was not linked to the deaths resulting from the 2021 Kabul airport bombing. The jury in Alexandria, Virginia, found Sharifullah guilty of terrorism-related charges but deadlocked on whether his actions directly resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members and approximately 170 Afghans. The bombing occurred during the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking a significant point in the evacuation process. Sharifullah was accused of scouting routes for the suicide bomber and having ties to ISIS-K, although his defense argued that his confession was coerced under duress while in Pakistani custody. 
