Shooting in the USA. New information about the perpetrator of the attack. “He cooperated with the army”
During his ten years of service, Rahmanullah Lakanwal was stationed, among others, at: at a base in Kandahar, where he supported American troops, NBC reported.
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Shooting in Washington. The perpetrator's relative spoke out
The man's relative who spoke to the journalist served under Lakanwala.
“We were the target of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan,” recalled a family member of a former Afghan soldier. “I can't believe (my loved one) could do this,” he admitted.
Lakanwal, 29, who came to the United States after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021 and settled in Washington state, is married and has five sons. He grew up in the Afghan province of Khost.
Thousands of Afghan citizens entered the US in 2021 as the Taliban regained control of Kabul after the withdrawal of the US army. Many of the defectors were granted special immigration visas offered to Afghans who served alongside the U.S. military during the 20-year war. Others obtained the so-called temporary humanitarian status, she reminded CBS News.
Trump: Afghan immigrants will be screened
President Donald Trump called the attack an “act of terror”adding that the suspect came to the U.S. from Afghanistan in 2021.
Trump said all people who arrived from Afghanistan during Joe Biden's presidency would be screened again for safety. — We must take all necessary steps to ensure the removal of any foreigner from any country who does not belong here and who does not provide benefits to our country. If they can't love our country, we don't want them, the president added.
“The protection and security of our homeland and the American people remain our sole purpose and mission,” the federal Citizenship and Immigration Services agency said on X
Shooting in Washington
The motives behind the attack, which left two soldiers in a critical condition, are unknown. Shooting shook the American capital on Wednesday evening Polish time. Initially, authorities said the two soldiers died in hospital. Later, the governor of West Virginia withdrew from these reports, writing that he was receiving contradictory information.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said federal agents were at the scene of the shooting. FBI Director Kashel Patel said that the incident would be classified as an attack on a federal law enforcement officer. He declared it was a “shameful act.” He also informed that the condition of the shot soldiers was critical.
