Abbey Gate terror suspect remains in custody, faces charges connected to deaths of 13 US service members

The violent accused of plotting the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 U.S. subject members and 160 civilians amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan remains successful custody, and according to investigators, was not 1 of the apical planners of the attack.

Mohammad Sharifullah appeared successful national tribunal successful Alexandria, Virginia, connected Monday day to look charges of providing and conspiring to supply worldly enactment and resources to a designated overseas violent enactment resulting successful death.

FBI Special Agent Seth Parker took to the basal to found probable origin for the charge, with Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick agreeing that determination was probable cause, and ordering him to beryllium held pending further tribunal hearings.

During questioning from Sharifullah’s nationalist defender, Parker agreed that Sharifullah was not among the top-level planners of the onslaught connected Abbey Gate.

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Muhammed Sharifullah, the alleged plotter of the Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 American work members during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, was extradited to the United States connected Wednesday.  (FBI Director Kash Patel)

Instead, Parker explained, the fishy was tasked by higher enactment wrong ISIS-K to behaviour reconnaissance of the roadworthy starring to Abbey Gate and to spot if determination were immoderate roadblocks oregon instrumentality enforcement on the route.

It was besides noted successful the courtroom that Sharifullah said helium was not contiguous astatine the onslaught and did not cognize the specifics of the target.

Parker told prosecutors with the Department of Justice and Judge Fitzpatrick that Sharifullah was an ISIS-K subordinate and had acquisition assisting successful erstwhile termination weaponry attacks.

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Mohammad Sharifullah is simply a subordinate of the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), the Justice Department says. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

The FBI reportedly interviewed Sharifullah 5 times, including doubly connected a Pakistani Air Force Base successful Quetta, Pakistan.

The FBI besides interviewed him connected a U.S. level backmost to the U.S. and erstwhile successful the U.S.

Parker allegedly painted a chaotic representation of the withdrawal of U.S. subject forces from Afghanistan, saying the U.S. had "collapsed" into the Hamid Karzai International Airport successful Kabul.

During questioning with Sharifullah’s nationalist defender, Parker confirmed Sharifullah was surviving adjacent Quetta, Pakistan, wherever helium was raising livestock, including chickens.

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A motion displaying photos and names of the 13 work members killed successful a violent onslaught astatine Abbey Gate extracurricular Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport is seen during a quality league astatine the U.S. Capitol connected September 9, 2024 successful Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

During the hearing, Sharifullah was wearing a greenish jumpsuit, and helium appeared to beryllium noticeably short.

Sharifullah was extradited past Tuesday nighttime to "face American justice," FBI Director Kash Patel said. 

"3 and 1/2 years later, justness for our 13," Patel wrote connected X. 

President Donald Trump announced Sharifullah’s seizure and extradition during his code to a associated league of Congress that aforesaid night.

"Three and a fractional years ago, ISIS terrorists killed 13 American work members and countless others successful the Abbey Gate bombing," Trump told lawmakers and a TV assemblage of millions.

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Taliban fighters antheral a checkpoint extracurricular Abbey Gate connected Aug. 25, 2021, the time earlier the bombing there. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

"Tonight, I americium pleased to denote that we person conscionable apprehended the apical violent liable for that atrocity, and helium is close present connected his mode present to look the swift sword of American justice." 

Sharifullah confessed to scouting the onslaught way and grooming gunmen progressive successful a violent onslaught adjacent Moscow past year, according to a Justice Department affidavit. 

Abbey Gate was the main introduction constituent arsenic American and conjugation forces were conducting an evacuation cognition astatine Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport.

On Aug. 26, 2021, Abdul Rahman al-Logari — a subordinate of the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) — "detonated a body-worn termination weaponry astatine Abbey Gate, sidesplitting 13 U.S. subject work members and astir 160 civilians," the Justice Department said.

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The U.S. withdrawal was completed a fewer days later, and the Taliban aboriginal claimed power of Afghanistan.

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano and Greg Norman contributed to this report.