The man was apprehended in Pakistan and flown to Virginia to face terrorism charges. Prosecutors say the man admitted to helping plan the Abbey Gate bombing and other lethal attacks.

President Trump made the stunning announcement of Sharifullah's capture during his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.

A suspected participant in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has arrived in the U.

The White House identified the man as Muhammed Sharifullah, and Trump said he is being brought to the U.S. to face charges.

WASHINGTON—President Trump revealed Tuesday in his speech to Congress that the U.S. had taken custody of an Afghan involved in planning the deadly 2021 suicide attack at the Kabul airport that Trump has called “the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country.

At a speech before Congress, President Trump announced that the U.S. has custody of Afghan militant Muhammed Sharifullah, suspected of playing a role in the 2021 suicide bombing that killed 13 servicemembers in Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that the US was extraditing the “top terrorist” involved in the 2021 bombing at the Abbey Gate in Afghanistan where 13 US service members were killed.

One of the ISIS-K terrorists allegedly involved in the planning of the Abbey Gate bombing, which claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members, was recently captured by Pakistani authorities, according to President Donald Trump.