International Editorial Team, November 27, 2019 (EFE).- The alleged perpetrator of the armed attack against two members of the National Guard on Wednesday near a subway station in Washington, in which two agents were seriously injured, worked for the CIA, Fox News reported on Thursday.
According to that channel, Rahmanullah Lakkanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan citizen, was linked to several entities affiliated with the United States government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), due to his work as a member of an associated force in Kandahar.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe indicated in a statement to Fox News that the administration of Democrat Joe Biden (2021-2025) justified bringing Lakanwal to the United States in September 2021, following Washington’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, “due to his previous work with the US government, including the CIA,” as a member of the aforementioned associated force.
He added that this work “ended shortly after the chaotic evacuation.”
Ratcliffe considered that this person “and many others should never have been allowed” to go to the United States: “Our citizens and military service members deserve much better than having to bear the continuing consequences of the catastrophic failures of the Biden administration.”
The attack took place at the entrance to the Farragut West subway station, 500 meters from the White House, which is dedicated to Admiral David Farragut, who during his lifetime was responsible for Union victories during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Lakanwal, who was arrested by law enforcement, had in 2021 been granted a two-year permit to remain in the United States, but was currently in illegal status after the program authorized by Biden ended.
Two members of the National Guard are in critical condition, and the attack that occurred on the eve of Thanksgiving sparked an immediate response from the authorities.
President Donald Trump called the shooting “an evil act, an act of hate and an act of terrorism,” and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced they would add another 500 troops to the 2,500 already in Washington since August to patrol the capital.