An FBI special agent alleged that Sharifullah was tasked by ISIS-K higher-ups with conducting reconnaissance ahead of the attack, including surveilling the road leading to Abbey Gate for the presence of roadblocks and law enforcement.

In a speech to Congress, President Donald Trump announced the apprehension of the person he said was the “top terrorist” responsible for the attack that killed 13 U.S. service members in August 2021.

The ISIS-K terrorist Pakistani officials handed over to the U.S. in connection to the Abbey Gate bombing is tied to multiple other terrorist attacks.

Suspected Abbey Gate terror plotter Mohammad Sharifullah appeared in federal court on Monday, where the judge ordered he be held pending further hearings.