US charges individual in 2021 attack on US troops in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has charged Mohammad Sharifullah with helping to plan an attack that killed 13 U.S. service members during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice said, adding that a hearing is scheduled at a federal court in Virginia later on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey)

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