Afghan national accused of shooting Guardsmen previously worked with CIA in Afghanistan
By Brooke Singman | Fox News
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with the CIA while serving as a member of a partner force in Kandahar
EXCLUSIVE: The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House worked with various United States government entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan, Fox News Digital has learned.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the United States on the heels of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 under the Biden administration. Lakanwal arrived in the U.S. a month later under "Operation Allies Welcome."
Intelligence sources told Fox News Digital that Lakanwal had a prior relationship with various entities in the U.S. government, inclu...

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