Brave Guardsman stopped an Afghan attacker with a pocket knife — here’s what happened during the ambush

A suspect in the shooting deaths of two National Guardsmen near the White House was subdued by quick-acting security guards using just a pocketknife, reports indicate. 29-year-old Rahmanullah Rakanwar, who fled Afghanistan, reportedly made a cross-country trip of nearly 3,000 miles from Bellingham, Washington, to Washington, D.C., arriving Wednesday afternoon. Details on when he left […]
Suspect in Afghan DC terror ambush ‘never should have been permitted to enter’

The Afghan immigrant thought to have ambushed two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., “should never have been allowed to come here,” remarked CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday. Rahmanullah Rakanwal, 29, is accused of shooting West Virginia Guardsmen Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolf. He entered the U.S. in 2021 through the Biden administration’s Operation […]
This Thanksgiving, Democrats Express Gratitude for the Shooting of Two National Guardsmen by an Afghan ‘Refugee’

A long-planned strategy by Democrats has taken an unfortunate turn. An Afghan national who overstayed his visa is accused of shooting and killing two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., the night before Thanksgiving, according to various reports. “The individual believed to be responsible for the shooting is an Afghan who arrived in the United States […]
Afghan Suspect in National Guard Shooting Had Ties to CIA

Incident Involving Afghan National and National Guardsmen An Afghan national was charged with ambushing two members of the West Virginia National Guard in Washington, D.C. Reports indicate he had previously worked with the CIA in Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Lakhanwal allegedly shot security guards Andrew Wolf, 24, and Sarah Beckstrom, 20, at the Farragut West subway station, […]
Republican lawmakers previously raised alarms about security dangers of the Afghan resettlement program from the Biden administration used by the suspected National Guard shooter.

Rahmanullah Rakanwal, an Afghan national accused of fatally shooting two National Guard soldiers during a terrorist incident in Washington, D.C., entered the United States under a resettlement program from the Biden administration, which many Republican lawmakers had warned could be risky for American safety. Rakanwal was among about 90,000 Afghans who arrived in the U.S. […]
Trump Administration Halts Afghan Immigration After National Guard Shooting

Immigration from Afghanistan Suspended Following Shooting Incident The administration has halted all immigration from Afghanistan after an Afghan man, who was paroled, allegedly attacked two National Guardsmen on Wednesday. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is “indefinitely suspending” the processing of immigration applications for Afghan nationals. This decision came shortly after […]
Afghan Charged with Shooting National Guardsmen Among Thousands Brought In by Biden

During the Biden administration, an Afghan national accused of fatally shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., has been resettled in the U.S. as part of “Operation Welcome Allies,” which aimed to support tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees following the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2021. Rahmanullah Rakanwar, a 29-year-old from Afghanistan, allegedly opened fire […]
Shooter in DC arrived in the US through the Afghan resettlement program praised for its careful vetting process

Concerns Arise Over Afghan National’s Entry After DC Shooting The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), during former President Biden’s tenure, assured the swift and safe resettlement of Afghan allies in the U.S. However, reports indicate that the man accused of a shooting in Washington, D.C. entered the country through the same program in 2021. In […]
Afghan Refugee Crisis Under Biden Opens Doors for Terrorists

Vance’s Concerns Over Refugee Vetting In September 2021, J.D. Vance, then a candidate for the U.S. Senate, raised alarms about what he described as the dangers stemming from Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and subsequent refugee resettlement. He claimed that the administration was allowing “thousands of unvetted people” into the U.S., suggesting that […]
Trump’s Deputy Increased Security Measures for Biden’s Afghan Migrants Last Week

Security Screening Ordered for Afghan Refugees Joe Edlow, who oversees visa matters under former President Donald Trump, recently mandated security checks for numerous Afghan refugees. These individuals were admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from various pro-immigration organizations. Many of these groups were advocates for allowing […]