The United States had no role in the Taliban's killing of the suspected mastermind of the Islamic State suicide bomb attack that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of Afghans at Kabul airport during the U.S. withdrawal in 2021, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said. Kirby denied that Washington had supplied any information or other assistance to the Taliban to undertake the operation. He told reporters on April 26 that U.S. officials were confident of the mastermind's identity and death. U.S. officials said earlier that the plotter was from the Islamic State-Khorasan and was killed in a "Taliban operation." To read the original story by AFP, click here.
U.S. Denies Role In Taliban Killing Of Suspected Mastermind Of Kabul Airport Bombing In 2021
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- By AFP
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