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#ISIS-#Khorasan cell leader behind the deadly bombing of #Kabul Airport's Abbey Gate on August 26, 2021 that killed 13 US troops, +170 Afghan civilians killed by the #Taliban, State Department official confirms to @VOANews
#ISIS-#Khorasan cell leader behind the #Abbey Gate bombing "killed in a Taliban operation" per White House spox John Kirby
Kirby descibes the cell leader as "a key ISIS-K official directly involved in plotting operations like Abbey Gate"
Kirby descibes the cell leader as "a key ISIS-K official directly involved in plotting operations like Abbey Gate"
Per White House's Kirby, the death of the #ISIS-#Khorasan cell leader "is another in a series of high-profile leadership losses ISIS-K has suffered this year"
Kirby adds #ISIS-#Khorasan still has desire to attack the US "but it is clear the terrorist group’s ability to do so has faced setbacks in the last two years"
Kirby points to counterterror ops by US, partner forces, pressure from the #Taliban
Kirby points to counterterror ops by US, partner forces, pressure from the #Taliban
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