2 National Guard Members shot (1 has died) near White House
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“… One line of inquiry they are seriously pursuing, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation, is that Lakanwal was made an offer he could not refuse. Either he accepted the mission, or his family in Afghanistan would be beaten, murdered, and possibly beheaded.
… In the five years since the U.S. evacuation, a Taliban military unit—called Yarmouk 60—has devoted itself to tracking down, and, in some instances, killing Afghans who worked with the West.
Earlier this year, a member of the “Afghan Triples,” an elite special forces unit that was set up, trained, and funded by the U.K. to combat the Taliban, managed to leave the country and get to Germany, hoping his family could follow on later. In retaliation, Yarmouk 60 killed his wife and father and four of his children, including two little girls who were beheaded, the source told The Swamp.
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“It is by no means our only line of inquiry,” said an intelligence source who has worked closely with the authorities trying to help Afghans with a target on their backs because of their work with the West. “People in this country have no idea about the level of stress these people are under. Most of them have families back home, and if the Taliban cannot get to them, they are making it very clear that they will go after their families.”
Lakanwal was said to be worried about money and concerned that the Trump administration would block his Green Card application and force him to return home. Trump has blamed the Biden administration for allowing Lakanwal into the country, but it was Trump’s own administration which granted him asylum in April 2025.“”
That is great news that he can stand on his own now. But whenever I see the medical phrase "relieve pressure on the brain" I know that the odds of a full recovery are very slim indeed.