Trial begins for Afghan charged in deadly Kabul airport bombing as defense says US ‘got the wrong man’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrial begins for Afghan charged in deadly Kabul airport bombing as defense says US ‘got the wrong man’Trial is underway in Virginia for an alleged Isis militant charged in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the American military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021Michael Kunzelman Tuesday 21 April 2026 06:12 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2961454To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mohammad-sharifullah-kabul-airport-bombing-trial-b2961523.html","title":"Trial begins for Afghan man charged in deadly Kabul airport bombing"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4209","index":0}(AP)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSo...