A federal grand jury indicted Irek Ilgiz ##nov for 2009 attack on an Afghan base . Directing a large arsenal of weapons -- including machine guns , grenades , a portable rocket , an anti-aircraft gun and a recoilless rifle , the latter two of which were aimed to fire upon U.S. military aircraft should they arrive on site -- Hamidullin led the attack and then personally fired on U.S. and Afghan forces with a machine gun , the indictment states . Hamidullin is a Russian citizen who allegedly fought for the Taliban and Haqqani network . He faces multiple charges , including terror support and attempted murder of a Russian citizen . ` ` This is very unusual , '' a legal expert said of the case .
A federal grand jury indicted Irek Ilgiz ##nov for 2009 attack on an Afghan base . Hamidullin is a Russian citizen who allegedly fought for the Taliban and Haqqani network . He faces multiple charges , including terror support and attempted murder of a Russian citizen . ` ` This is very unusual , '' a legal expert said of the case .