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National Guard shooting suspect radicalised in U.S., Homeland Secretary says

December 1, 2025 admin

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until after he came to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday (November 30, 2025). Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and…

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Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘periods of dark isolation,’ community member says

November 30, 2025 admin

The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week had been unravelling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation and taking sudden weeks-long cross-country drives. His behaviour deteriorated so sharply that a community advocate reached out to a…

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U.S. halts asylum decisions as troop killing sparks migrant crackdown

November 29, 2025 admin

The United States is freezing all asylum decisions, officials said Friday (November 28, 2025), as President Donald Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington. Wednesday’s (November 26, 2025) attack on the soldiers — one of whom died from her injuries — has ignited…

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Rahmanullah Lakanwal: The Afghan man who shot two U.S. National Guard members

November 27, 2025 admin

National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two fo their members were shot near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on November 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, is suspected of having shot dead two U.S. National Guard members who were deployed just blocks away from the…

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