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Ex-DOJ Prosecutor Fired, Sharifullah Faces Life for Kabul, Moscow Bombings

4/29/2026

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A former Justice Department prosecutor was dismissed in a purge of officials deemed insufficiently loyal to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Virginia defendant Mohammad Sharifullah faces a life-sentence charge for material support that caused the August 26 2021 Kabul airport bombing.
Defense attorney Lauren Rosen said Sharifullah’s confession was false and given out of fear of torture in Pakistani custody, while Prosecutor Ryan White said he helped plan the Abbey Gate attack and a March 2024 Moscow concert hall bombing.
U.S. Central Command identified Abdul Rahman al-Logari as the bomber.

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A former Justice Department prosecutor was dismissed in a purge of officials deemed insufficiently loyal to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Virginia defendant Mohammad Sharifullah faces a life-sentence charge for material support that caused the August 26 2021 Kabul airport bombing.
Defense attorney Lauren Rosen said Sharifullah’s confession was false and given out of fear of torture in Pakistani custody, while Prosecutor Ryan White said he helped plan the Abbey Gate attack and a March 2024 Moscow concert hall bombing.
U.S. Central Command identified Abdul Rahman al-Logari as the bomber.