Mujahid: Kabul Airport attack mastermind’s arrest in Pakistan exposes ISIS safe havens

Khaama Press

March 5, 2025

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban, reacted to statements by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the arrest of the mastermind behind the 2021 Kabul airport attack. He claimed that the arrest in Pakistan highlighted the existence of ISIS safe havens in the country.

In an audio message on Wednesday, March 5, Mujahid stated, “The attack at that time was carried out by ISIS. The fact that ISIS operatives are arrested in Pakistan means they have found refuge there and set up their bases. This issue does not concern Afghanistan; these dangerous groups have found shelter and training camps in certain countries.”

Previously, Prime Minister Sharif had claimed that the mastermind behind the Kabul airport attack, who was arrested by Pakistani forces, was a member of ISIS-Khorasan and an Afghan citizen.

U.S. President Donald Trump also confirmed in a speech to Congress that the mastermind behind the Kabul attack was arrested in cooperation with Pakistan and was being transferred to the United States. This attack is considered one of the bloodiest during the final stages of the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.

The Kabul airport bombing, which took place during the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that an individual named “Abdul Rahman Logari” managed to bypass security measures and carried out the suicide bombing near U.S. forces.

The statements by Mujahid highlight the ongoing issue of ISIS activities in the region and the shifting dynamics of terrorist groups operating between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The arrest of the mastermind raises further questions about the extent of ISIS’s presence and operational bases in Pakistan, complicating regional security efforts.

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