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FBI probes motive after National Guard troops injured

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, paroled under Operation Allies Welcome, ambushed and shot two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House; immigration processing for Afghans is paused.

  • Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is the suspect in the shooting of two US National Guard members near the White House, according to multiple sources.
  • DC Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll stated that investigators have no information on a motive for the shooting.
  • President Donald Trump called the shooting an 'act of terror' and urged a re-examination of Afghan immigrants who entered the U.S.
  • Trump pointed out that Lakanwal arrived in the U.S. in 2021 on evacuation flights as the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
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In an attack in Washington, two National Guards were seriously injured – probably by an Afghan.

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Telemundo Area de la Bahía 48 broke the news in on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
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