The US State Department has provided a $10-million reward for any info on the chief of ISIS-Ok, the Afghan offshoot of ISIS. ISIS-Ok had claimed accountability for the Kabul airport terror assault that claimed the lives of at the least 185 individuals. (File picture: Reuters)The United States has provided a $10-million reward for info resulting in the “identification or location” of ISIS-Ok chief Sanaullah Ghafari, also referred to as Shahab al-Muhajir. The reward additionally extends to info on these liable for the Kabul airport assault on August 26, 2021.
Sanaullah Ghafari was appointed because the chief of the ISIS-Ok in June 2020. ISIS-Ok is the Afghan offshoot of ISIS, which originated in Iraq and Syria.“He is responsible for approving all ISIS-K operations throughout Afghanistan and arranging funding to conduct operations,” the State Department stated in an announcement.Last yr, Ghafari was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Department of State on November 22.ALSO READ: Single IS bomber carried out Kabul airport assault final yr, says US militaryEarlier, the US authorities had designated ISIS-Ok as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) on September 29, 2015, and on January 14, 2016, the Department of State designated it a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).KABUL AIRPORT ATTACK As the US rushed to complete evacuation of their residents from Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the nation, terrorists launched a suicide bombing towards the Kabul airport on August 26, 2021.As per the State Department, at the least 185 individuals had been killed within the assault, together with 13 US service members supporting evacuation operations. More than 150 individuals, together with 18 US service members, had been wounded. ISIS-Ok claimed accountability for the phobia assault.ALSO READ: Islamic State more likely to decide battle-hardened Iraqi as subsequent chief: Officials, analystsClick right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.
