Former CIA colleague in Afghanistan, suspect in Washington shooting
After the suspect in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington was ideified as an Afghan national, the US Preside asked the governme to re-examine the status of Afghan immigras who eered the US during the previous administration.
According to Isna, the US Departme of Homeland Security announced in a stateme that “Rahmanullah Lakanwal”, a 29-year-old Afghan citizen who eered the United States in accordance with the policies of former US Preside Joe Biden, which allowed Afghan citizens to stay in the United States after the US withdrawal from the coury in 2021, is suspected of shooting two National Guard forces near the White House on Wednesday evening.
According to CNN, US immigration officials graed Lakanwal asylum earlier this year.
However, Fox News reported that the suspect in the shooting in Washington had previously cooperated with American agencies in the CIA attack in Afghanistan as a member of the “collaborative force” in Kandahar.
Picture of the shooting suspect
The shooting occurred near the Farragut West subway station in Washington, the capital of the United States, and near the White House, leaving two members of the National Guard in critical condition.
US Preside Donald Trump called this incide a “terrorist act” and added: “We must now re-examine the status of each and every foreign national who eered our coury from Afghanistan during the Biden presidency.”
Shortly after Trump’s order, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced in a stateme that it had indefinitely suspended the processing of all immigration applications for Afghan nationals.
The organization noted that the safety and protection of the American land and people will remain our primary focus and mission.
The suspect, who is now in custody, was also shot and had injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, according to a US security official who asked not to be named.
National Guard troops in Washington
Donald Trump, speaking from Palm Beach, Florida, also said he was determined to make sure whoever committed the crime paid the heaviest price possible.
“Just as we are filled with grief and sorrow for those who have been shot, we are also filled with anger and determination,” he added.
The US preside also used the opportunity to attack Biden’s immigration policies, calling the shooting the result of lax vetting of immigras from Afghanistan, a coury he described as a “hell hole on earth.”
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