"The rare shooting of National Guard members, on the day before Thanksgiving, comes as the presence of the troops in the nation's capital and other cities around the country has been a flashpoint issue for months, fueling court fights and a broader public policy debate about the Trump administration's use of the military to combat what officials cast as an out-of-control crime problem."
"The initiative brought roughly 76,000 people to the U.S., many of whom had worked alongside U.S. troops and diplomats as interpreters and translators. It has since faced intense scrutiny from Trump and his allies, congressional Republicans and some government watchdogs over gaps in the vetting process and the speed of admissions, even as advocates say it offered a lifeline to people at risk of Taliban reprisals."
Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., were shot just blocks from the White House in what the mayor described as a targeted attack. The shooting occurred the day before Thanksgiving. FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser were hospitalized in critical condition. A suspect in custody, a 29-year-old Afghan national identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal who entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome and had been living in Washington state, was shot and sustained non-life-threatening wounds. The presence of National Guard troops in cities has fueled legal fights and debate over use of the military to address crime.
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