Officials have confirmed that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan suspect in the fatal shooting of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, had worked with the CIA during the US occupation of Afghanistan. The suspect, who allegedly fired at close range on two West Virginia National Guard members while they were patrolling the street, had entered the US under a special program set up to evacuate vulnerable Afghans, including those who had worked with Western troops, after the Taliban recaptured the country in 2021.