Who is National Guard shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal?

The Afghan man who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, DC, last week went from being a US partner in ...

With immigration paused, Afghans in the US and abroad urgently seek options after the National Guard attack

Wahidi helps run Afghan Hope Community Development, a volunteer-led nonprofit that assists Afghan refugees and families in the Sacramento, California, area. They’ve helped more than 5,000 Afghan ...

Justice Department announces the arrest of Afghan national accused of making bomb threats online

The Justice Department announced on Tuesday the arrest of an Afghan national accused of making bomb threats against Americans ...

Afghan vetting process under renewed scrutiny following National Guard shooting in DC

President Donald Trump is blaming the Biden administration for this week’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, in part by insisting that the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan, was ...

First on CNN: DHS recommends travel ban list include at least 10 more countries following DC shooting

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending that the Trump administration’s travel ban list include between 30 to 32 countries, marking an increase from the current list of 19 countries, ...

Almost eight years later, Trump confirms he used the phrase ‘shithole countries’

It was an international controversy during President Donald Trump’s first term. Media outlets including CNN reported that, at a closed-door January 2018 meeting with senators about immigration policy, ...

$1.9 billion pledged in fight against polio. But huge gap remains after cuts from donor countries.

International leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates, announced $1.9 billion Monday in funding to advance polio ...

What is Operation Allies Welcome, the program officials say brought the DC shooting suspect to the US?

The program was launched in 2021 after the US withdrew from Kabul to support vulnerable Afghans, many of whom worked with the US during the war in Afghanistan, to come to the US.

An Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA named as suspect in DC National Guard shooting. Here’s what we know

Two West Virginia National Guardsmen are in critical condition after a gunman opened fire near the White House on the day before Thanksgiving, in an attack that’s added fuel to President Donald ...

December 9, 2025 - Trump administration updates

President Donald Trump is touting the economy and defending boat strikes amid scrutiny. Follow for live updates.

How Trump is intensifying his crackdown on every form of immigration to the US

President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown, prompted by the shooting of two National Guard members, means he has now halted or significantly tightened every form of foreign entry into the ...

November 28, 2025 — US halts all asylum decisions as Trump escalates immigration crackdown

The State Department announced a pause on visa issuance for Afghan passport holders, while the US immigration service said it will halt all asylum decisions. Follow for live updates.