The Afghan national who allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers in a possible terror attack inside the nation’s capital Wednesday served alongside American troops in his home country before coming to the US, according to a report.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who sources say was in the US illegally after overstaying his visa, was a member of the Afghan Army stationed in Kandahar where he supported US Special Forces in the region, a relative told NBC News.

Lakanwal was injured while serving in the army and fled Afghanistan, entering the US in September 2021 through the Biden administration’s botched refugee program Operation Allies Welcome.

“We were the ones that were targeted by the Taliban in Afghanistan,” the relative told the outlet. “I cannot believe it that he might do this,” he sa

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