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.

The Biden administration first allowed Lakanwal to enter the U.S. in September 2021 as a refugee through Operation Allies Welcome.

The guardsmen from West Virginia were shot just north of the White House shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The identity and motive of the suspected shooter remains unclear. Trump had deployed the National Guard to D.C. in August to crack down on crime. The move was controversial and angered some residents.

I think the guy’s going to live. Nobody’s going to be able to say anything and he’s going to stand trial,” a law enforcement official told The Post.

The Wall Street Journal has released new footage from the crime scene where Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly ambushed the National Guard troops near the White House on Wednesday.

A wealthy US couple, the Creightons, who hosted Afghan refugee Rahmanullah Lakanwal and his family, are facing backlash after Lakanwal allegedly shot