WASHINGTON — A high Trump administration intelligence official stated Friday that the suspected Afghan terrorist who gunned down two Nationwide Guard service members was “not vetted” earlier than being allowed to enter the US in 2021.
Joe Kent, the director of the Nationwide Counterterrorism Middle on the Workplace of the Director of Nationwide Intelligence, posted on X that the Biden administration was accountable for the lapse in vetting of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, which has led to the loss of life of Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom.
“Throughout Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, his administration negligently used the vetting commonplace described above as the usual for being introduced instantly into the U.S., foregoing earlier vetting requirements utilized to Particular Immigrant Visas and any frequent sense vetting or concern for People,” Kent stated.
“In consequence, over 85k Afghans—together with people with backgrounds just like this shooter— had been quickly admitted into our nation with out the rigorous vetting that has protected us prior to now.”
The NCTC director stated there have been greater than 2 million in whole who entered “from Muslim majority nations & areas surged … usually with minimal scrutiny amid report border crossings.”
“This can be a lethal mixture,” Kent concluded.
The intel official famous that the suspected terrorist “was solely vetted to function a soldier to struggle towards the Taliban, AQ, & ISIS IN Afghanistan, he was NOT vetted for his suitability to come back to America and reside amongst us as a neighbor, combine into our communities, or finally grow to be an American citizen.”
