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Late last month, when former Afghan commando fighter Rahmanullah Lakanwal vanished without warning from his home in Bellingham, Wash., his wife, Khamila, called his phone, trying to learn where he had gone, according to people familiar with the matter.

“Where are you?” she asked in one call, speaking in their native language of Pashto, according to people briefed on the communications.

He told her, “I’m busy with some friends.”

Hours later, she called again. This time, he allegedly answered differently.

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“I’m with Tablighis.”

He continued, “I’m doing Tabligh,” according to sources.

To his wife, the word “Tablighi” had immediate meaning, family contacts said, se

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