The suspect in the National Guard shooting who served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan, has been described by his relative as a man of good character, but was targeted by the Taliban while he and other Afghans were living in Khost province during the Taliban takeover.
Five months after then-President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Lakanwal arrived in the United States with his family and started working for Amazon and Amazon Flex. The relative stated that they haven't spoken to him in several months, but expressed shock and confusion about the suspect's alleged violent act.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has stated that the suspect was "one of the many unvetted, mass paroled into the United States under Operation Allies Welcome," a directive issued by President Biden to support vulnerable Afghans who worked alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
President Donald Trump has called for re-examining all those who entered the United States from Afghanistan during his administration and stated that he was "determined" that the suspect would face severe consequences.
An Afghan immigrant group, AfghanEvac, has defended their community, saying that immigrants undergo extensive security vetting before resettling in the U.S. However, following this incident, USCIS has announced an indefinite halt on processing immigration requests related to Afghan nationals pending further review of security and vetting protocols.
Five months after then-President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Lakanwal arrived in the United States with his family and started working for Amazon and Amazon Flex. The relative stated that they haven't spoken to him in several months, but expressed shock and confusion about the suspect's alleged violent act.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has stated that the suspect was "one of the many unvetted, mass paroled into the United States under Operation Allies Welcome," a directive issued by President Biden to support vulnerable Afghans who worked alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
President Donald Trump has called for re-examining all those who entered the United States from Afghanistan during his administration and stated that he was "determined" that the suspect would face severe consequences.
An Afghan immigrant group, AfghanEvac, has defended their community, saying that immigrants undergo extensive security vetting before resettling in the U.S. However, following this incident, USCIS has announced an indefinite halt on processing immigration requests related to Afghan nationals pending further review of security and vetting protocols.
This whole thing just feels like a huge mess. I mean, come on, someone's family says they're a good guy, but we're already jumping to conclusions about his character? 
And now the US is putting all Afghan immigrants through an indefinite review? That's just gonna give so many people anxiety and uncertainty... it's not fair to them, you know? 
another one... so we got some guy from afghanistan who comes to US as part of some program for people who worked with us troops in afgan... and now he's accused of shooting some ppl at the national guard... but here's the thing, his fam is like "he's a good dude" and they're all shocked about what happened... meanwhile the US gov't is all over it like "oh no what have we done"... 
like what did we expect? people come in with unclear backstories and then they shoot ppl at the national guard... 
meanwhile some ppl are calling for re-examining everyone who came from afgan... i guess that's just how this whole thing works out... 
It seems that the lack of transparency and oversight in this process has led to unintended consequences. We need to have a more nuanced discussion about our refugee resettlement policies and ensure that we're not putting national security at risk. 
I feel so bad for him and his family. I mean, we're talking about someone who's already been through so much, like living under the Taliban in Khost province... that's crazy. Amazon Flex, of all things, where would you even get a job like that? 
And now the US government is like "oh no, unvetted Afghans" 
it's so sad that someone with good character like the suspect would be targeted like this. 
I'm all for re-examining security protocols, but also let's not forget that immigrants are human beings deserving of love and respect 
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he's got a fam, good character & all dat, but still gets shot by his own countrymen. feels like americans should b more understanding about what ppl go thru when comin here
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! Like what even is going on here?! This guy's relative is still trying to defend him, saying he's a good person, but we're all living in the real world where bad things happen? And to make matters worse, this guy was part of Operation Allies Welcome and just waltzed into America without any issues 
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... it's like they're just giving up 
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. The Afghan community deserves our support and understanding, not fear and suspicion 
. I mean, can you even imagine having your loved one's good character questioned like that? It's just so unfair 
. I mean, Operation Allies Welcome sounded like a great idea on paper, but if it's not working out as planned then we need to take a closer look at what's going wrong here 
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... and can someone explain why President Trump is suddenly looking to re-examine everyone who came from Afghanistan during his admin? Like, isn't that just gonna create more problems?