Taliban killed Kabul airport attack 'mastermind', White House says
Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul. The airport had a devastating bomb attack on August 16, 2021, leaving some 170 Afghans and 13 US troops dead. PHOTO | WAKIL KOHSAR | AFP
The Taliban government has killed the alleged mastermind of a devastating suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport during the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in 2021, the white house said on Tuesday.
The bomber detonated among packed crowds at the airport's perimeter as they tried to flee Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. The blast killed some 170 Afghans and 13 US troops who were securing the airport for the traumatic exit.
