{"id":2353120,"date":"2024-10-10T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T11:39:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:39:43","slug":"afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Who Plotted Election Day Massacre Worked For The CIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2353120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Afghan \u2063national, Nasir Ahmad\u200b Tawhedi, was arrested for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in the U.S. on Election Day, linked to ISIS. Reportedly, Tawhedi had \u200cworked\u2063 as a security guard for\u200d the \u2062CIA in Afghanistan. However, sources indicate \u2062that\u200b he had minimal interaction with\u200d Americans\u200c and was\u200c not a CIA informant. Tawhedi arrived \u200din the U.S. on\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccaul-blasts-china-for-worst-coverup-in-human-history\/\" title=\"McCaul Blasts China For &#039;Worst Coverup In Human History&#039;\">special immigrant visa<\/a>\u2063 shortly after\u200d the chaotic \u2063withdrawal from Afghanistan in September 2021, and his entry has\u2064 raised concerns about the vetting process for Afghan evacuees. Following the withdrawal, which\u200b left many security risks, a \u200dDepartment of Homeland Security report criticized the lack\u2063 of proper screening for evacuees. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner\u2062 Drummond \u2062highlighted the risks\u200d posed by \u200cthe U.S. government&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-linked-groups-praise-biden-for-opening-refugee-flow-from-ukraine\/\" title=\"Soros-Linked Groups Praise Biden for Opening Refugee Flow from Ukraine\">refugee resettlement program<\/a>, suggesting that Tawhedi is\u200c not the only potential \u200csecurity threat among the Afghan refugees.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DHKDnWE7NjA\">  FRANCE 24 English \/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/10\/afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Afghan%20Who%20Plotted%20Election%20Day%20Massacre%20Worked%20For%20The%20CIA:%20Report&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/10\/afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Afghan%20Who%20Plotted%20Election%20Day%20Massacre%20Worked%20For%20The%20CIA:%20Report&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/10\/afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/10\/afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia-report\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Afghan%20Who%20Plotted%20Election%20Day%20Massacre%20Worked%20For%20The%20CIA:%20Report&amp;body=The%20suspect%20was%20brought%20into%20the%20U.S.%20after%20Biden-Harris'%20disastrous%20Afghanistan%20withdrawal.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/10\/afghan-who-plotted-election-day-massacre-worked-for-the-cia-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Afghan national who was arrested Monday for allegedly plotting an Election Day terrorist attack worked as a security guard for the CIA in Afghanistan, NBC News reported citing sources familiar with the matter. <\/p>\n<p>Twenty-seven-year-old Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi was allegedly planning a &ldquo;violent attack in the United States in the name of and on behalf of ISIS, which was planned for Election Day,&rdquo; according to the criminal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1373021\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint<\/a> filed against him. While the CIA has not publicly commented on the revelation, &ldquo;sources familiar with [Tawhedi&rsquo;s] work in Afghanistan say he would have had minimal interaction with Americans and he was not a CIA informant or a member of the U.S.-trained and armed paramilitary force known as &lsquo;Zero Units,&#8217;&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/afghan-accused-plotting-terror-attack-worked-cia-guard-officials-say-rcna174783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-449d70d99276320945153f4d696542d7 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-449d70d99276320945153f4d696542d7\"><\/div>\n<p>Tawhedi was allegedly planing the attack with his juvenile brother-in-law, who was described in the complaint as an Afghan citizen with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-hides-democrats-historic-migration-expansion\/\" title=\"Media Hides Democrats&#039; &#039;Historic&#039; Migration Expansion\">legal permanent resident status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tawhedi entered the United States on Sept. 9, 2021 on &ldquo;a special immigrant visa and is currently on parole status pending adjudication of his immigration proceedings,&rdquo; the complaint states. Tawhedi was residing in Oklahoma. NBC News reports that &ldquo;two U.S. officials familiar with the matter [say] the charging document is incorrect, and that Tawhedi entered the U.S. on what&rsquo;s known as humanitarian parole. Officials say humanitarian parole generally entails far less screening than a Special Immigrant Visa.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Tawhedi&rsquo;s arrival came less than a month after the Biden-Harris Administration oversaw the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal that left 13 U.S. service members dead. Notably, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oig.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/2022-09\/OIG-22-64-Sep22-Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released a report<\/a> in 2022 finding the agency did not properly &ldquo;screen, vet, and inspect all Afghan evacuees arriving as part of Operation Allies Refuge\/Operation Allies Welcome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not always have critical data to properly screen, vet, or inspect the evacuees,&rdquo; the report found. &ldquo;We determined some information used to vet evacuees through U.S. Government databases, such as name, date of birth, identification number, and travel document data, was inaccurate, incomplete, or missing. We also determined Customs and Border Protection admitted or paroled evacuees who were not fully vetted into the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-df17c68561cefeedf45a8e6b0cf4ea4e fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-df17c68561cefeedf45a8e6b0cf4ea4e\"><\/div>\n<p>The report concedes that the government may have &ldquo;paroled individuals into the United States who pose a risk to national security and the safety of local communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than 97,000 individuals designated as evacuees were flown into the country following the chaotic withdrawal, approximately 77,000 of which were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/watchdog-report-corroborates-grassley-oversight-of-dhs-fbi-failures-to-properly-vet-afghan-evacuees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admitted<\/a> through Operation Allies Welcome which grants entry to the United States via humanitarian parole. <\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said Tawhedi was &ldquo;imported directly to the United States by the Biden-Harris Administration as part of their controversial refugee resettlement program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is clear they failed to properly vet all refugees, which poses a significant threat to national security,&rdquo; Drummond continued in a post on X. &ldquo;Tawhedi is one of many thousands sent to America after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. While it is indisputable that many Afghan refugees are law-abiding and deserve our gratitude for helping U.S. forces as we fought the Taliban, we face the unsettling prospect that Tawhedi is not the only terrorist brought here by our own government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7d89b5d9fa497db48cfc9aeaae3cff81 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7d89b5d9fa497db48cfc9aeaae3cff81\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"0ARcW7dKvMijup4swE1OJCo8nIPyDZlVqbQBkxSetr69a3fY2GLUzHgF\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While it is indisputable that many Afghan refugees are law-abiding and deserve our gratitude for helping U.S. forces as we fought the Taliban, we face the unsettling prospect that Tawhedi is not the only terrorist brought here by own own government. (3\/3)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (@Okla_OAG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Okla_OAG\/status\/1843976955437388142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c64648c863c3dda9db397df68fba5117 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c64648c863c3dda9db397df68fba5117\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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