Taliban unaware it killed alleged planner of Kabul airport bombing that left 13 Americans dead: US official
The official answered continuing questions posed by ABC News. ABC News on Wednesday obtained new details after major questions were left unanswered when Biden administration officials on Tuesday said the Taliban had killed the terrorist allegedly responsible for planning the 2021 Kabul, Afghanistan, airport bombing. The attack took the lives of 13 U.S. service members and scores of civilians. A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site of the August 26 twin suicide bombs, which killed scores of people including 13 US troops, at Kabul airport, Aug. 27, 2021. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images, FILE ABC News spoke to a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter to get more answers Wednesday morning. Was the U.S. involved, even in indirect ways, such as intelligence-sharing? While officials, such as White House spokesman John Kirby and Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, have publicly stated the U.S. had no role in the Taliban operation that they say killed the ISIS-K leader, it...