National Guard shooting 'act of evil,' Trump says; suspect ID'd as Afghan national
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Davey Crockett
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From the BBC
The Department of Homeland Security named the suspect in a press release as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, "a criminal alien from Afghanistan". An official has told the BBC's US news partner CBS that he applied for asylum in 2024, and his application was granted earlier this year.
The 29-year-old is understood to have entered the country under the programme called Operation Allies Welcome.
Trump said following the shooting that the US "must now re-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden".
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"Must now"? The Trump administration wasn't doing it before?
The Department of Homeland Security named the suspect in a press release as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, "a criminal alien from Afghanistan". An official has told the BBC's US news partner CBS that he applied for asylum in 2024, and his application was granted earlier this year.
The 29-year-old is understood to have entered the country under the programme called Operation Allies Welcome.
Trump said following the shooting that the US "must now re-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden".
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.
www.bbc.com
"Must now"? The Trump administration wasn't doing it before?
Meengla
Elite Member
Nah. CIA is not going to use anyone to target National Guards in America. Things don't get hidden in America for long and there would be severe consequences.
This is either a case of PTSD or an Afghan being an Afghan.
Anyway, Biden should not have brought the Afghans into America. They may have helped the American presence but perhaps taken them to some place like Nauru or some remote island.
Davey Crockett
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Jul 22, 2021, 10:47 AM | 117th Congress, 1st Session
Vote Question: On Passage
Allies Act
Vote Type: Yea-And-Nay
Status: Passed
VOTES
yea: 407
nay: 16
present: 0
not voting: 7
Vote Question: On Passage
Allies Act
Vote Type: Yea-And-Nay
Status: Passed
VOTES
yea: 407
nay: 16
present: 0
not voting: 7
Roll Call 218 Roll Call 218, Bill Number: H. R. 3985, 117th Congress, 1st Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Allies Act, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
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Davey Crockett
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Fatman17
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Don't change article titleEditor's note: The West Virginia governor initially said that the 2 Guard members had died but has since said there is conflicting information about their conditions.
Two National Guard members from West Virginia were in critical condition on Wednesday after an unidentified man raised his arm and opened fire on them in an apparent "targeted shooting" near the White House, officials said.
The Guard members were a woman and man, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the situation, and were being treated at local hospitals. The unidentified suspect rounded a corner, raised his arm with the weapon and opened fire around 2:15 p.m., MPD Executive Assistant Chief Jeff Carroll said.
"It appears … to be a lone gunman that raised a firearm and ambushed these members of the National Guard," he said.
An unidentified man in military fatigues lies on a stretcher inside an ambulance, Nov. 26, 2025, in downtown Washington, D.C. Two National Guard soldiers were shot a few blocks from the White House, according to law enforcement.
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The suspect was in custody after he was subdued by other Guard members nearby, according to Carroll. The unidentified male suspect was in critical condition.
"They heard the gunfire and they actually were able to intervene and to hold down the suspect after he had been shot on the ground," Carroll said of the responding Guard members.
Executive Assistant Chief at the Metropolitan Police Department Jeffery Carroll speaks during a press conference accompanied by Director of the U.S. Secret Service Sean M. Curran, FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2025.
Nathan Howard/Reuters
It is not immediately known who shot the suspect, but Carroll said the Guard members who were shot were armed.
A motive has not immediately been determined, however, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the individual "appeared to target" the Guard members.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including U.S. Marshals, ATF and the FBI, responded to the shooting. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said her agency was working with local authorities to gather more information.
National Guard soldiers move through the area following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House, Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Mark Schiefelbein/AP
According to a D.C. police official, there was an active shooter incident reported at 2:20 p.m. ET at the entrance to the Farragut West Metro station.
A U.S. Capitol Park Police helicopter is seen on the National Mall evacuating a National Guard shooting victim, Nov. 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Emily Hanson/AP
President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
A White House official confirmed the White House was put on lockdown but that the order was later lifted about 5 p.m. Trump is currently in Florida, where he is spending Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago club.
"The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price," Trump wrote on his social media platform on Wednesday afternoon. "God bless our Great National Guard, and all of our Military and Law Enforcement. These are truly Great People. I, as President of the United States, and everyone associated with the Office of the Presidency, am with you!"
Members of the National Guard and law enforcement at the scene of a shooting, Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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Location of shooting near White House
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The National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital as part of President Trump's federal takeover of the city in August. According to the most recent update, there were 2,188 Guard personnel assigned to D.C.
On Tuesday, during the traditional turkey pardon at the White House, Trump touted his administration's takeover of D.C. streets. He said it was "one of our most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe city."
"You could walk down any street in Washington and you're going to be just fine. And I want to thank the National Guard. I want to thank you for the job you've done here is incredible," Trump said at the event.
ddressed the shooting on Wednesday as he spoke to troops at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, where he was spending the day serving meals to soldiers and their families ahead of Thanksgiving.
"We're still learning everything. We still don't know the motive," Vance said.
"It's a somber reminder that soldiers, whether they're active duty reserve or National Guard, our soldiers are the sword and the shield of the United States of America," the vice president said. "And as a person who goes into work every single day in that building and knows that there are a lot of people who wear the uniform of the United States Army, let me just say very personally thank them for what they're doing."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted video of himself speaking about the shooting on his X account.
He called it a "cowardly, dastardly act" and said President Trump had asked him to send another 500 troops into D.C.
"This will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington, D.C. safe and beautiful. The drop in crime has been historic, the increase in safety and security has been historic. But if criminals want to conduct things like this, violence against America's best, we will never back down," he said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Liquidator
Trusted Member
Afghans we're not this bad....
Years of trauma and poor leadership combined with ethnic rivalries and stupid traditions have made them warped.
I last visited Dubai around 10 years ago. Met a young Afghan working in a gift shop. Started talking......asked him what he wants to do.
He said he'll be going to Germany to study at a University. I asked him if he spoke German, he said no.
I asked him if he can read or write in any language. He said no.
It was at this point I wished him all the best and walked away....in German.
Years of trauma and poor leadership combined with ethnic rivalries and stupid traditions have made them warped.
I last visited Dubai around 10 years ago. Met a young Afghan working in a gift shop. Started talking......asked him what he wants to do.
He said he'll be going to Germany to study at a University. I asked him if he spoke German, he said no.
I asked him if he can read or write in any language. He said no.
It was at this point I wished him all the best and walked away....in German.
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Meengla
Elite Member
Almost all human beings want to be 'normal' as we all share the desire for basic needs. Afghanistan is left out from the march of humanity. But the biggest catastrophe which hit them was their ruling class' power struggle between 1973 and 1979; before that, they were not all that bad. The biggest culprit was their ruling class on top of being victims of a fake, resource-deprived 'nation' in every way possible.
I don't think Afghanistan should even be unified country under its current geography: It should be split up along ethnic lines and/or different parts merged into neighboring states.
RocketLaw
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Alarming Transnational Threat: Afghan National Linked to TTP/Al-Qaeda Filmed Near French Naval Assets After the Washington attack carried out by an Afghan national, yet another deeply troubling incident has emerged, this time from France.
A disturbing video circulating on social media shows an Afghan individual linked to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and Al-Qaeda filming himself in front of French naval assets, holding a note that reads: “Pray for us and remember us in your prayers.”
This is not a harmless message, it is a chilling signal.
French authorities must act swiftly and decisively.
Afghanistan, under the rule of the Taliban, has once again become the hub of global terrorism.
With the international community turning a blind eye, this threat is no longer contained, it is spilling directly into the courtyards of Western nations.
The pattern is clear, the danger is real, and the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
ghazi52
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
2 National Guard soldiers shot near White House; Trump terms incident ‘act of terror’
Anwar Iqbal | AFP | Reuters
November 27, 2025
Two US National Guard soldiers were critically wounded on Wednesday after being shot in a brazen daytime attack a few blocks from the White House, with US President Donald Trump terming the incident an “act of terror”.
The incident, which left two Guard members critically wounded, was “an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror,” Trump said.
“It was a crime against our entire nation.”
He confirmed that the man taken into custody after the daylight shooting two blocks from the White House was “a foreigner who entered our country from Afghanistan”.
Ali_Baba
VIP Member
Afghanistan is a broken country, with a fractured society and 40+ years of war have left them as an uneducated society as well on top of all their ills. The way to fix Afghanistan is to get them back into schools, and start educating them and start giving them better opportunities. I still maintain that there was a chance to do this when the Americans were there.
The Taliban are not the people to do that, any government that says 50% of the population cannot be educated on the pain of death, then they are part of the problem and not part of the solution.
ghazi52
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, US on November 26. — Reuters
Evidence markers sit on the ground after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington DC, US on November 26. — Reuters
ghazi52
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
The suspect had arrived in the United States in 2021 “on those infamous flights,” Trump said, referring to the evacuations of Afghans fleeing as the Taliban took over the country in the wake of the US retreat after 20 years of war.
“We must now reexamine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan” under former president Joe Biden, Trump said.
“We must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here, or add benefit to our country if they can’t love our country, we don’t want them.”
“We must now reexamine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan” under former president Joe Biden, Trump said.
“We must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here, or add benefit to our country if they can’t love our country, we don’t want them.”
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