Key takeaways:
- A senior administration official has confirmed that the mastermind behind the deadly August 2021 attack at Kabul International Airport has been killed.
- The U.S. was not involved in the operation to kill the ISIS leader, and the officials said they are not relying on the Taliban for confirmation that he was killed.
- The death of the ISIS leader is a major victory for the U.S. and its allies in the fight against terrorism.
A senior administration official has confirmed that the mastermind behind the deadly August 2021 attack at Kabul International Airport, which claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members and more than 150 Afghans, has been killed.
The ISIS leader, whose name has not been released, was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan earlier this month. The U.S. has intelligence and other sources confirming his death, but the officials said they are not providing the Taliban with operational information or intelligence.
The attack occurred on August 26, 2021, outside Hamid Karzai International Airport. The U.S. was not involved in the operation to kill the ISIS leader, and the officials said they are not relying on the Taliban for confirmation that he was killed.
The U.S. learned of the ISIS leader’s death in Afghanistan weeks ago, but said it has taken some time to confirm. The senior administration official said that “experts in the government are at high confidence that this individual…was indeed the key individual responsible” for the attack.
The death of the ISIS leader is a major victory for the U.S. and its allies in the fight against terrorism. It is hoped that his death will bring some measure of justice to the families of the victims of the attack.
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