An Afghan man has been arrested and charged with planning an ISIS-related “election day terrorist attack,” according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Ministry of Justice announced In a press release Tuesday, it said that Oklahoma resident Nasir Ahmad Tauhedi, 27, was in the United States “conspiring, attempting to provide material support to ISIS, and using firearms to commit violent attacks.” and obtained ammunition.''
Tauhedi is charged with “conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS” and “receiving a firearm to be used in the commission of a felony or federal terrorist crime,” according to a press release. It was done.
If convicted, Tauhedi faces a “up to 20 years in prison” for the first charge and a “up to 15 years in prison” for the second charge.
“As per the indictment, the Department of Justice thwarted defendant's plot to acquire semi-automatic weapons and conduct violent attacks in the name of ISIS on U.S. soil on Election Day,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. . “We will continue to combat the continuing threat ISIS and its supporters pose to America's national security, and will identify, investigate, and prosecute those who seek to terrorize the American people.”
The press release said Taweedi had taken steps to “liquidate his family's assets” and “resettle” them overseas, as well as obtain firearms, including “AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition.” It was pointed out that
This is what the criminal complaint said revealed Mr. Tawedi “entered the United States on a special immigrant visa on September 9, 2021, and is currently on parole pending an immigration decision.”
The Justice Department's press release announcing the charges against Tauhedi for planning an ISIS-related terrorist attack on Election Day came after news outlets such as CNN reported on it. claimed Former President Donald Trump, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Sen. Ron Johnson say Afghan refugees who fled the country in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover are “not being properly vetted.” (R-Wis.) opposed the claim.
Donald Trump Jr., the former president's eldest son, said in a post on X. answered In response to the news that Tauhedi had been arrested for planning a terrorist attack on Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris pointed out that he had “allowed thousands of unauthorized immigrants from Afghanistan into the United States.”
“After the embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Kamala Harris allowed thousands of unauthorized immigrants to enter America from Afghanistan,” Trump Jr. wrote. “Because of her disastrous decisions, how many more terrorists are there in our country today plotting to kill Americans?”
“This defendant, motivated by ISIS, allegedly conspired to commit a violent attack here in our homeland on Election Day,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. “I am proud of our FBI members who uncovered and thwarted the plot before anyone was harmed. Terrorism remains the FBI's top priority, and we will use every resource to protect the American people.” is.”
