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National Guard shooter was part of CIA-backed unit, struggled to adjust to U.S.
The Afghan national accused of shooting a two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., was part of an elite CIA unit in Afghanistan, members of which have struggled to adjust to life in the United States.

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What We Know About the CIA Unit Allegedly Tied to the D.C. Shooting Suspect
National Guard Shooting Suspect’s CIA Ties Spark Conspiracy Theories
Suspect in National Guard Attack Struggled With 'Periods of Dark Isolation,' Community Member Says
The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week had been unraveling for years The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members ...

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Slain National Guard Member's Ex-Boyfriend Said She Called Her DC Deployment ‘Pointless’
Accused National Guard Attacker Faces US Murder Charge, Trump Wants to Halt 'Third World' Migration
Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance
In a fiery social media post near midnight on Thanksgiving, he vowed to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” and threatened to strip U.S. citizenship from naturalized migrants ...

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Suspect in Shooting of National Guard Members Faces Murder Charge as US Halts All Asylum Decisions
Suspect in National Guard shooting to be charged with murder

Brother of alleged DC gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal was a platoon leader in elite CIA-backed ‘Zero Unit,’ ex-squad official says

While Lakanwal began as a security guard for the unit in 2012, he later ascended to a team leader and GPS specialist, said the cousin who did not want to be publicly identified.

Exclusive: How Gabbard's 'hunters' pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files

The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility one morning in April. Their mission: to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
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DC ambush suspect linked to CIA, faces multiple charges

Ramanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is accused of opening fire on two National Guard members. Lakanwal was part of a CIA-associated unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

How alleged DC terrorist Rahmanullah Lakanwal was welcomed into the US after CIA vetting — and then turned against it

Afghan Rahmanullah Lakanwal had a comfortable life and a cozy apartment in Washington state, but allegedly returned the favor by opening fire on two National Guard troops protecting Washington, DC.

There are still 'colossal cracks' with vetting: Retired CIA ops officer

Ret. CIA operations officer Rick de la Torre comments on how so many people were let into the country amid the 'chaos' of the Afghanistan withdrawal on 'Fox Report.'
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