Man ‘who shot two guards’ near the White House ‘worked for CIA in Afghanistan’

Donald Trump has declared every Afghan national who entered the US in the last five years will be investigated after two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House by a man who worked with the CIA. A gunman opened fire on the West Virginia soldiers near Farragut Metro station in Washington DC at around 2.15pm on Wednesday, Nov. 26.  The US President said it was a monstrous, ambush-style attack, and was carried out by an Afghan migrant who arrived in September 2021 as American forces withdrew from Kabul.  Trump said: This attack underscores the single greatest national security threat facing our nation. I am determined to ensure the animal who perpetrated this atrocity will pay the steepest possible price. Images showed a Guardsman bleeding on the floor, surrounded by broken glass from a bus shelter, with both reportedly shot in the head. The suspect was also shot and has injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening and is in hospital.  He has been named as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal by US media. CIA director John Ratcliffe told Fox News Lakanwal he had direct links to the intelligence organisation as he worked alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan.  A relative revealed to NBC he has a wife and five sons, and that he was injured in Afghanistan while supporting US troops.  Ratcliffe said: “The Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA.  The individual and so many others should have never been allowed to come here. But Lakanwals asylum status was granted in April 2025 by the Trump administration, according to CNN.  Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage, which appears to show the suspect approaching the soldiers and pulling out a gun. It is thought one of the reserve soldiers managed to exchange fire with the suspect.  Jeffery Carroll, an executive assistant chief at the Metropolitan Police Department, said the suspect came around the corner and immediately started firing a firearm at the troops. It appears to be a lone gunman that raised a firearm and ambushed these members of the National Guard, Carroll said. At this point, we have no other suspects. The motive of the attack is unclear, police official Jeffrey Carroll said at a news conference. No other suspects are being sought.  A video of the aftermath of the shooting appears to show soldiers and Secret Service piling on a suspect as they struggle to detain him.  Two women exited the metro station just after the shots were fired, and someone told them: Run. Emma McDonald and Leila Christopher ran to a cafe for a shelter. One bystander told them theyd heard six gunshots in quick succession. Several minutes later, McDonald saw an EMT truck pull up, and then responders rolling a stretcher carrying a National Guard member whose head was covered in blood, she said. Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, confirmed that the men are in critical condition.  Governor Patrick Morrisey had earlier said the two had d!ed. In an update, he said his office is receiving conflicting reports about their condition.  Our prayers are with these brave service members, their families, and the entire Guard community, he added on X.   The post Man who shot two guards near the White House worked for CIA in Afghanistan appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.