WHEELING — West Virginia Sen. Ryan Weld — also a military veteran — doesn’t object to the Trump administration pausing the Operation Allies Welcome program and other programs to assist Afghan immigrants who aided American efforts in their country.

The suspect in the shootings last week of two West Virginia National Guard members, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, had entered the U.S. through the Operation Allies Welcome program.

Weld, R-Brooke, meanwhile, is a former intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force who served in Afghanistan and joined the U.S. Army National Guard in September. While Weld worked with many Afghans as sources for information during his time in Afghanistan, he noted he did not know Lakanwal.

“The (sources) I worked with are still in Afghanistan,” Weld said. “Looking at this

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