"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."
"US Citizenship and Immigration Services said after the shooting that it has stopped processing residency applications from Afghan nationals. Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols, the agency said on social media. Following the shooting, Donald Trump ordered 500 additional national guard troops to Washington. The president described the shooting as an act of terror and called immigration the single greatest national security threat facing our nation."
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington DC and had worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan. He arrived in the United States in September 2021 under the Operation Allies Welcome program that admitted some Afghans who had worked for the US government. The CIA confirmed ties between Lakanwal and a partner force that operated alongside US special forces, with that involvement ending shortly after the chaotic evacuation. US Citizenship and Immigration Services stopped processing immigration requests for Afghan nationals pending a review of security and vetting protocols. The president ordered 500 additional National Guard troops to Washington and described the attack as an act of terror while citing immigration as a major national security threat.
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