The United States said on Monday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of ISIS-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari and for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a deadly August 2021 attack at Kabul airport.
In June 2020, Ghafari was appointed by the extrem-ist group to lead ISIS-K. Ghafari was responsible for approving all ISIS-K operations throughout Afghanistan and arranging funding to conduct op-erations, the US State Department said.
In November, the State Department classified Ghafari as a “Specially Designated Global Terror-ist.” The US military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 US troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August.
The bombing occurred on Aug. 26 as US troops were trying to help both Americans and Afghans flee in the chaotic aftermath of the Taliban’s take-over.The attack, coupled with the evacuation chaos, left President Joe Biden’s administration struggling to answer accusations that the State Department could have evacuated Americans sooner instead of putting US troops at risk.
US officials said in November they believed ISIS-K could develop the ability to strike outside of Af-ghanistan within six to 12 months. — Reuters
