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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Taliban kills planner of Kabul airport bombing that left 13 US troops dead

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The planner of the Kabul airport bombing that left 13 US troops and around 170 civilians dead as the Biden administration finally withdrew American forces from the country has been killed by the Taliban.

The suspected mastermind of the bloody 2021 suicide attack was a leader in the Islamic State in Afghanistan, also known as ISIS-K, unnamed Biden administration officials told The Washington Post.

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