U.S. Immigration/Vetting

The CIA has publicly confirmed that 29‑year‑old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who was evacuated to the U.S. in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome and later granted asylum, previously worked with a CIA‑backed Afghan partner force — reporting identifies the specific unit as NDS‑03 (the so‑called "Zero Unit") based at Camp Gecko. Lakanwal is accused of an ambush near the Farragut Square/Farragut West Metro area that critically injured two West Virginia National Guard members (Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who later died, and SSgt. Andrew Wolfe, who remains hospitalized), faces federal assault charges, and is the subject of an FBI probe being treated as a possible act of international terrorism.