FBI investigates Tablighi Jamaat connections in Washington DC attack as Afghan veteran's radicalization path emerges through disturbing family phone calls.

Lakanwal’s alleged actions were abhorrent. They are also an anomaly. Many Afghans fought side by side with U.S. service members. Some were given a pathway to this country, and the vast majority of them now reside here peacefully.

The CIA helped bring thousands of its Afghan partner forces - called the "Zero Unit" - to the U.S. under Joe Biden's watch, following the shambolic evacuation from Afghanistan in 2021. Now, one of those Afghan commandos stands accused of murdering a National Guard soldier on the streets of Washington,

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.

KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Night after night, commandos in U.S. Chinook helicopters descend into remote Afghan villages, wielding M-4 rifles as they swarm Taliban compounds. Such raids began in December in the Sabari District here, long considered too ...