President Donald Trump called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser described it as “a targeted shooting” and said the two victims were in critical condition.

Law enforcement officials told the Associated Press (AP) that a suspect in custody was an Afghan national who entered the US in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden administration programme which evacuated and resettled Afghans after the US withdrawal from the country.

The 29-year-old suspect, who was shot and had wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening, has been identified by law enforcement officials as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, but authorities were still working

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