Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in Afghanistan

The suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed.

The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US.

Lakanwal’s ties to the Central Intelligence Agency, which worked alongside US special forces in Afghanistan, were confirmed by the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, to media outlets on Wednesday evening.

  • Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
    22·
    22 hours ago

    Pirro said he drove across the US from his home in Bellingham, Washington, with a plan to conduct what she called a “brazen and targeted” assault.

    Well, that just makes absolutely no sense…unless you aren’t thinking about it, at all.