US EditionAfghan National Suspect in Washington Shooting of Two National Guard Members
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who arrived under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021, faces charges after ambushing two National Guard members near the White House.
- On Nov. 26, two West Virginia National Guard members were ambushed near the Farragut West metro station, leaving them in critical condition while suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was taken into custody with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Lakanwal entered the United States in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome after evacuation from Afghanistan, lived in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and five children, and drove nearly 3,000 miles to Washington, D.C.
- Video shows the assailant came around a corner and opened fire, fellow guardsmen exchanged fire and subdued him until the Metropolitan Police Department arrived, while first responders performed CPR and the White House briefly went on lockdown.
- Federal authorities opened a nationwide terrorism probe and prosecutors said charges were pending and could be upgraded; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 500 more National Guard troops to Washington, and USCIS suspended Afghan immigration processing.
- An internal Nov. 21 memo signaled a review of refugee cases resettled under the Biden administration as the administration considers restricting settlement rights for Afghan allies, while advocacy groups urged against collective blame.
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