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The United States on Monday (local time) announced a multimillion-dollar reward for information leading to the identification of Afghanistan&#39;s top ISIS militant and anyone involved in the August bombing that killed more than a dozen US troops. According to State Department statement, the agency announced a USD 10 million bounty through the Rewards for Justice program, specifically for ISIS-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari, who is also known as Shahab al-Muhajir. Ghafari was appointed head of ISIS-K in June 2020 by the Islamic State group.</p>
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&quot;Ghafari is responsible for approving all ISIS-K operations throughout Afghanistan and arranging funding to conduct operations,&quot; the State Department said in a statement.</p>
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He had been blacklisted in November as a foreign terrorist.</p>
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Last week, the US military said that a single Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) bomber killed 13 American troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August.<br />
Briefing reporters on the results of a military inquiry, Marine General Frank McKenzie, head of US Central Command, said the bomb sent 5mm ball bearings ripping through a packed crowd at the airport&#39;s Abbey Gate. The investigation found no definitive proof of any gunfire, reported Tolo News.</p>
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&quot;I want to acknowledge that the investigation differs from what we initially believed on the day of the attack,&quot; McKenzie said. &quot;At the time, the best information we had in the immediate aftermath of the attack indicated that it was a complex attack by both a suicide bomber and ISIS-K gunmen,&quot; he added.</p>
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The bombing occurred on August 26 amid the evacuation of US nationals and at-risk Afghans from Kabul airport. According to McKenzie, no one was killed or injured by gunfire, adding that the explosively fired ball bearings caused wounds that looked like gunshots.</p>
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