The man, Mohammad Sharifullah, is accused of helping a suicide bomber approach the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul that August without being detected. The horrific attack killed 13 US military service members and injured approximately 160 civilians.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that a suspect in the 2021 attack on the Kabul airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans has been captured and was being extradited to the United States.

U.S. officials provided intelligence to Pakistan that led to the detention of Mohmmad Sharifullah, a leader of an Islamic State affiliate. The attack in 2021 killed 13 American soldiers and dozens of Afghans.

The White House social media account identified the man Tuesday night as Muhammed Sharifullah and described him as having "orchestrated the Abbey Gate attack."