They can’t reveal the name even though he’s dead. Sounds plausible.
You’ve probably seen the story splashed all over the media.
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport – AP
Taliban kill mastermind of Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members – NBC News
Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban – Washington Post
While the Taliban and ISIS-K are battling for power, the story was suspect and it turns out that the whole thing is one big question mark.
The story originated with the Biden administration. That makes it doubly suspect. And it gets worse from there.
While the U.S. also sought to target the ISIS-K terrorist, the Taliban killed him on its own, according to the official.
Another curious aspect of the story is that the Taliban has so far not taken credit for the apparent high-level blow against its ISIS-K nemesis.
The U.S. assesses the reason is that the Taliban did not know it had killed this particular terrorist, according to the official.
A senior Biden administration official on Tuesday said the U.S. did not learn of the death from the Taliban, but would not elaborate.
The U.S. official on Wednesday went slightly further, saying the U.S. learned of the death through its own intelligence capabilities, according to the official.
So far, administration officials have refused to give the name of the planner, with Kirby telling reporters on Wednesday, “I’m just not at liberty to reveal that.”
The U.S. official told ABC News the reluctance to give the name is due to concerns doing so would reveal intelligence sourcing, according to the official.
According to the Biden regime, the Taliban killed the mastermind, but don’t know it, and they can’t reveal who it is because then the Taliban might know whom they killed.
Am I getting this right?
somehistory says
I saw the headline, and wondered *why* would they do that? Rather convert him to their brand of islam and use him next time they wanted to kill infidels.
If the taliban didn’t know they killed a particular person, how would anyone not of the taliban know they killed someone and who that someone was?
As Bernie Koppel would say when asked by Maxwell Smart, “Would you believe…,” “I don’t believe that,” My response to this *news* story…
Hoi Polloi says
“The story originated with the Biden administration. That makes it doubly suspect. And it gets worse from there.”
And:
“The U.S. official on Wednesday went slightly further, saying the U.S. learned of the death through its own intelligence capabilities, according to the official.”
How right to be suspicious given the attempt at association of “Biden“ and “intelligence capabilities.”
tgusa says
“Biden Regime Refuses to Reveal Name of Kabul Bombing Mastermind”
Family member?
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Funny how this good news coincides with his announcement to run again for the Presidency of the United States. I guess this is his handlers version of “All’s well that ends well.”