{"id":2515049,"date":"2025-11-26T22:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-national-guard-shooter-entered-us-under-biden-immigration-program-in-2021-during-afghan-withdrawal-report\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:26:20","slug":"afghan-national-guard-shooter-entered-us-under-biden-immigration-program-in-2021-during-afghan-withdrawal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-national-guard-shooter-entered-us-under-biden-immigration-program-in-2021-during-afghan-withdrawal-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan National Guard Shooter Entered US Under Biden Immigration Program in 2021 During Afghan Withdrawal: Report"},"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\">32<\/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-national-guard-shooter-entered-us-under-biden-immigration-program-in-2021-during-afghan-withdrawal-report%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=2515049&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>A Fox News journalist reported that the man who shot two National Guard members in Washington,D.C., is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in September 2021 during President Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan under the Operation Allies Welcome program. The shooting is being investigated by the FBI as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-ted-cruz-says-rfk-jr-needs-secret-service-protection-questions-dhs-denial\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz insists RFK Jr. requires Secret Service protection, doubts DHS denial.\">potential terrorist act<\/a>. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, whose last known address was in Washington state, was also wounded during the incident and is hospitalized. Concerns have been raised about the vetting process for evacuees brought to the U.S. during the chaotic withdrawal,with reports highlighting security risks,including individuals with suspected terrorist links. It is indeed not yet clear if any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-news-buries-video-of-murderous-afghan-illegal-who-rapidly-repeatedly-stabbed-dog-walker-and-child-in-surprise-attack\/\" title=\"Graphic: News Buries Video of Murderous Afghan Illegal Who Rapidly, Repeatedly Stabbed Dog Walker and Child in Surprise Attack\">prior red flags<\/a> where raised regarding Lakanwal. The two National Guard troops remain in critical condition following the attack.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Fox News journalist reported late Wednesday that the Afghan-born man who shot two National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C., entered the United States under former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The report, from the network&rsquo;s Bill Melugin, ties the alleged ambush attacker to a program many criticized for its lax, sometimes nonexistent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-officials-scrambling-let-afghan-men-child-brides-us-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetting processes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/live-updates-shooting-washington-dc-white-house-rcna246122#rcrd93574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported that the shooting was being investigated by the FBI as a potential terrorist act. The two members of the West Virginia National Guard were still in critical condition as of Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, NBC News confirmed, was 29-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-national-guard-shooter-afghan-national-potential-terrorist-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghan national<\/a> Rahmanullah Lakanwal, whose last address was in Bellingham, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>He was also shot in the ambush and is being treated at a hospital, although his condition was unknown.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The shooting happened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-never-back-trump-hegseth-refuse-yield-national-guardsmen-shot-sending-500-troops-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as the National Guard members<\/a> were on &ldquo;high visibility patrols&rdquo; near 17th and High streets in the District, according to Executive Assistant Police Chief Jeffery Carroll.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect came around the corner, he immediately started firing a firearm at the two National Guard members,&rdquo; Carroll said.<\/p>\n<p>Melugin, meanwhile, reported that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multiple federal law enforcement sources&#038;rdquo<\/a>; told him the suspect was &ldquo;an Afghan national who entered the U.S. on 9\/8\/2021 as part of the Biden admin&rsquo;s Operation Allies Welcome in the aftermath of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m told his permission to be in the U.S. expired in September of this year, and he is now in the country illegally,&rdquo; he said in a post on X just before 7:30 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Per multiple federal law enforcement sources, the suspect in custody for the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in DC is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. on 9\/8\/2021 as part of the Biden admin&rsquo;s Operation Allies Welcome in the aftermath of the US withdrawal&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1993838910267641961?\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/officials-discover-major-felons-among-refugees-vetted-biden-admin-brought-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghan withdrawal was happening<\/a> in August and September of 2021, there were concerns about the refugee evacuation process put in place by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dod-admits-biden-admin-let-28-afghans-suspected-terrorist-ties-next-horrifying\/\">In February of 2022<\/a>, the Pentagon&rsquo;s inspector general noted that they had identified at least 50 &ldquo;potentially significant security concerns&rdquo; among those who were evacuated to the United States, including those with suspected terror ties.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Significant security concerns include individuals whose latent fingerprints have been found on improvised explosive devices and known or suspected terrorists,&rdquo; the report read, also noting that 28 of them couldn&rsquo;t be located.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not being able to locate Afghan evacuees with derogatory information quickly and accurately could pose a security risk to the United States,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, the U.S. Government could mistakenly grant ineligible Afghan evacuees with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abandoning-americas-afghan-allies-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Abandoning America\u2019s Afghan allies - ... Examiner\">derogatory information&#038;rdquo<\/a>; immigration parole, it continued.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear from early reports whether or not red flags had been raised in the past regarding Rahmanullah Lakanwal, however.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to Bill Melugin of Fox News, the suspect is linked to a program widely criticized for its weak or absent vetting procedures. NBC News said the FBI is investigating the shooting as a possible terrorist act. The two West Virginia National Guard soldiers remained in critical condition Wednesday evening. The suspect, identified by NBC as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal from Bellingham, Washington, was also injured during the attack and is hospitalized with an unknown condition.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting occurred while the National Guard troops were conducting &#8220;high visibility patrols&#8221; near 17th and High streets in D.C., according to Executive Assistant Police Chief Jeffery Carroll. Carroll described how the suspect suddenly appeared and opened fire on them.<\/p>\n<p>Melugin reported that multiple federal law enforcement sources confirmed Lakanwal entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, under Operation Allies Welcome-a program initiated by Biden&#8217;s administration following America&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan-and that his legal permission to remain expired this September, making him an undocumented immigrant.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about security risks related to evacuees surfaced even during August and September of 2021 amid Biden&#8217;s refugee evacuation efforts. In February 2022, a Pentagon inspector general report revealed at least 50 evacuees posed &#8220;potentially significant security concerns,&#8221; including suspected terrorists or individuals linked to explosives; additionally, authorities could not locate 28 of these individuals promptly.<\/p>\n<p>The report warned that failing to quickly track down evacuees flagged for derogatory information could threaten U.S. security and risk granting immigration parole mistakenly to those who are ineligible.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear whether any prior warnings had been issued regarding Rahmanullah Lakanwal before this incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2515050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Michael-Featured-Image-348.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67782,32502,49350],"class_list":["post-2515049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-afghan-national-guard","tag-biden-administration","tag-us-immigration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Michael-Featured-Image-348.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515049"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515053,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515049\/revisions\/2515053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}