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Pakistan Did Not Consult With Afghanistan on Terrorist Extradition to US - Minister

Pakistan did not consult with Afghanistan regarding terrorist Mohammad Sharifullah's extradition to the United States, Pakistani Minister of State for Law and Justice Aqeel Malik told Sputnik.
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On Wednesday, the White House said that an Islamic State (IS*) terrorist group member arrested by the US for his role in killing American servicemen in the Kabul airport in 2021.

"Sharifullah was arrested on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and eventually extradited to the US. We had no need to consult with Afghanistan," Malik said, adding that the terrorist was captured in the border area.

*IS (also known as ISIS/IL/ISIS-K/Islamic State) is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries
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