Abbey Gate terror suspect's mugshot revealed as he makes first federal court appearance

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Law enforcement successful Virginia released a mugshot of the panic fishy who the Justice Department says confessed to scouting the onslaught way successful 2021’s Abbey Gate bombing successful Afghanistan, which near 13 work members dead. 

ISIS-K subordinate Mohammad Sharifullah made his archetypal national tribunal quality successful Virginia Wednesday connected a complaint of providing and conspiring to supply worldly enactment and resources to a designated foreign violent organization resulting successful death. 

He wore a light-blue jailhouse jumpsuit and listened done headphones arsenic an interpreter translated the proceedings, according to the Associated Press. 

His nationalist defender declined to remark aft his tribunal appearance, which ended with him being held until astatine slightest a detention proceeding acceptable for Monday. 

ALLEGED ABBEY GATE PLOTTER EXTRADITED TO US TO FACE ‘JUSTICE FOR OUR 13,’ FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SAYS 

Mohammad Sharifullah booking photo

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)

Sharifullah was extradited to the U.S. connected Tuesday nighttime to "face American justice," FBI Director Kash Patel said.  

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

President Donald Trump announced Sharifullah’s seizure during his code earlier a associated Congress, saying helium was "pleased to denote that we person conscionable apprehended the apical violent liable for that atrocity."  

ISIS-K MEMBER CONFESSED TO SCOUTING ABBEY GATE ATTACK ROUTE, TRAINING MOSCOW ATTACKERS: AFFIDAVIT 

Muhammed Sharifullah successful  handcuffs

Mohammed Sharifullah, who was allegedly progressive successful the readying for the Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 American work members during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, is shown aft being extradited to the U.S. (FBI Director Kash Patel)

During the U.S. subject withdrawal from Afghanistan successful the summertime of 2021, American and conjugation forces were conducting an evacuation cognition astatine Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport.  

Abbey Gate was the main introduction constituent for the operation, and thousands of civilians were successful the country connected Aug. 26, 2021, according to the Justice Department.  

Around 5:36 p.m. that day, 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. 

Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard

Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, FBI Director Kash Patel, center, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, halfway right, are seen connected Wednesday, March 5, awaiting Mohammed Sharifullah's accomplishment to the U.S. pursuing his apprehension overseas. (Justice Department)

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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 released this week. 

Fox News’ Louis Casiano and the Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Greg Norman is simply a newsman astatine Fox News Digital.

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