The Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members members in Washington worked with several U.S. government agencies in Afghanistan, including the CIA, according to published reports.

The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported that Rahmanullah Lakanwal worked with a CIA-backed military unit in Kandahar.

Lakanwal, 29, came to the United States in September 2021 after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have confirmed that he arrived in the United States under a Biden-era program that allowed Afghan nationals fleeing the Taliban to enter the country.

Lakanwal is accused of shooting the two guard members on Wednesday, not far from the White House, in what fed

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