INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States military has for the first time publicly named the suicide bomber behind the deadly attack at Kabul airport during the
chaotic final days of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.The identification was part of findings from a supplemental review
ordered by United States Central Command to build on the military&s initial investigation by taking into account information and claims
that have since surfaced.The review also found that members of a Marine scout sniper platoon at the airport who believed they had the bomber
in their crosshairs were mistaken, and they would not have been able to prevent the attack, ABC News reported.In a recent briefing with
reporters about the review, United States officials identified Abdul Rahman al-Logari as the perpetrator of the attack that killed 13
American service members and some 170 Afghans on Aug
26, 2021.Al-Logari had been a member of Daesh-Khorasan since 2016, according to a member of the review team from the US army.At one point he
was detained by coalition forces and held in custody, according to the review official.Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack at Abbey
Gate shortly after the bombing, praising al-Logari for committing the attack.Republican Congress members have repeatedly raised the
possibility the bombing could have been prevented in their attacks on the Biden administration&s handling of the withdrawal, largely based
on testimony from former Marine Sgt
Tyler Vargas-Andrews, a member of one of the sniper teams providing overwatch near Abbey Gate.In a March 2023 House Foreign Affairs
Committee hearing, Vargas-Andrews claimed his team had a suspicious man matching a description of the suspected Abbey Gate suicide bomber in
his sights before the deadly explosion on Aug
He said they were denied permission to fire and prevent the blast, which claimed two of his own limbs.The post US identifies Kabul airport
suicide bomber first appeared on Ariana News.
