The National Guard shooting in Washington earlier this week brought the Biden-era “Operation Allies Welcome” back into the spotlight as an Afghan national faces a first-degree murder charge following the incident. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was taken into custody Wednesday after shots rang out just blocks away from the White House. Injured in the shooting, the…
Source: The Hill
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