ISIS-K member sentenced to 20 years in prison in case tied to Kabul bombing

An Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) member has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for providing material support to the terrorist organization. The sentencing is linked to the August 2021 suicide bombing at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, an attack that resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members and approximately 160 Afghan civilians.

The individual was convicted of aiding the group responsible for the high-casualty bombing, which occurred during the chaotic final days of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. The sentencing serves as a legal development in the ongoing efforts to hold members of the terrorist organization accountable for the attack.