ISKP member sentenced to 20 years for role in 2021 Kabul airport bombing

Mohammad Sharifullah, 28, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for providing material support to ISKP, the group behind the 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and ~160 Afghans. The conviction, secured in a Virginia federal court, closes a legal chapter on the attack but does not address broader accountability questions. The sentencing underscores ongoing US efforts to prosecute those involved in the deadly withdrawal-period attack.