US EditionShooting suspect worked with CIA and the US government in Afghanistan before coming to US, CIA Director Ratcliffe says
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, ambushed two National Guard members near the White House; FBI is probing terrorism links and his CIA-backed military service in Afghanistan.
- On Wednesday at 2.15 p.m., two West Virginia National Guard members were critically wounded near the White House and the suspect was taken into custody.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the suspect had served as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, a role that ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, and intelligence sources say he had ties to U.S. government entities including the CIA.
- Following the attack, officials ordered immigration and security reviews as President Donald Trump called the attack a `heinous act of terror` and USCIS paused Afghan-related applications.
- Law enforcement say they are probing possible terrorism links, with the FBI leading the investigation and prosecutors stating the suspect will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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DC National Guard Shooter Worked for CIA-Backed Kandahar Strike Group in Afghanistan - News From Antiwar.com
The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, worked for a CIA-backed "Zero Unit" known as the Kandahar Strike Force (KSF) or the "03" unit, which has been implicated in war crimes against Afghan civilians. Lakanwal, 29, arrived in the US in September…
What We Know About the CIA Backed ‘Zero Units’ the Afghan National Guard Shooter Served In
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, CIA Director John Ratcliffe has confirmed, the suspected National Guard shooter, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, previous worked for a special force unit in Afghanistan that worked under the CIA.
Afghan national, who worked with CIA, charged in National Guard shooting
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation’s capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint.
Terror probe launched into shooting of National Guardsmen in Washington
The FBI said Thursday it had launched an international terrorism investigation after a gunman -- identified as an Afghan national who served with US troops in Afghanistan -- shot and critically injured two National Guard soldiers near the White House in Washington. The shooting, which officials described as an unprovoked, "ambush-style" attack, cast a grim
CIA Connected To DC Shooter - Calls Increase For Revoking Refugee Status Of Immigrants - Armed Forces Press
Independent journalist Lara Logan is coming out swinging against the corrupt immigration practices over the last decade, tying the DC shooter to the U.S. national security establishment. Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been confirmed as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members near Farragut West in Washington, D.C. Authorities say the 29-year-old Afghan national, who arrived in the U.S. in 2021 under a Biden-era evacuation program and…
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