(AP) An Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of planning an Election Day attack in the U.S. on behalf of the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism-related charges in federal court. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, pleaded guilty to two offenses: conspiring […]
(NY Post) US officials encountered 55 Afghan evacuees on the terrorist watchlist after the Biden administration’s chaotic 2021 withdrawal from the Middle Eastern country, according to a Justice Department inspector general report. The report, released Tuesday, confirmed longstanding suspicions from Republican lawmakers […]
(KOSU) Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling for Afghan refugees to be swiftly expelled from the state. In 2021, nearly 2,000 Afghan refugees resettled in Oklahoma to flee the Taliban. The refugees, many of whom worked for American and allied organizations […]
(Oklahoman) The second Afghan national accused of an Election Day terrorism plot pleaded guilty Thursday in Oklahoma City federal court. Abdullah Haji Zada, now 18, of Moore, was identified Thursday by name for the first time when he was charged as an […]
(KWTV) The trial for Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi has been delayed until May 12, 2026, due to continuances requested by both parties. The court found that since it is a complex case involving a significant amount of discovery and classified information, the motions […]
(NBC) An ISIS flag allegedly found in the truck that Shamsud-Din Jabbar used in the lethal car-ramming attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day highlights the persistent danger posed by the terrorist group, which continues to churn out online propaganda to try […]
(AP) A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before […]
(Fox) The suspect charged with shooting a Jewish man multiple times on his way to a Chicago synagogue last week is a Mauritanian illegal immigrant who was released into the U.S. last year, Fox News has confirmed. Four law enforcement sources said […]
(NBC) The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan has ramped up its recruitment efforts in the past year, American officials and analysts say, rolling out a sophisticated propaganda campaign designed to persuade disaffected Muslims to carry out terrorist plots in the U.S. and […]
(AP) An Afghan man who is accused of plotting an Election Day attack in the U.S. was ordered Thursday to remain in custody as officials disclosed that he had previously worked as a security guard for an American military installation in Afghanistan. […]
(Fox) The Biden-Harris administration now admits that an Afghan national accused of plotting an Election Day terror attack did not undergo certain vetting they previously claimed he passed. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was never vetted or approved by the State Department for […]
(VOA) Recent arrests in the United States and in Europe have law enforcement and intelligence agencies on alert, bolstering concerns about a reinvigorated Islamic State terror group bent on lashing out against the West. FBI officials Wednesday confirmed the bureau shared information […]
(NBC) ISIS-K, the Afghan branch of the Islamic State, directed an Afghan man’s foiled U.S. Election Day terror plot, according to two senior U.S. officials briefed on the matter. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the FBI last week in Oklahoma […]
(AFP) A 22-year-old Afghan was indicted and imprisoned in France on Saturday, accused of supporting the ideology of the Islamic State (IS) and of having “fomented” a “plan for violent action” in a football stadium or a shopping center. His arrest, which […]
(Fox) The arrest of an Afghan national now accused of plotting an Election Day terror attack on behalf of ISIS, and who entered the United States shortly after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, is reigniting long-standing questions and concerns from Republicans about […]
(NBC) An Afghan man arrested on charges of planning a terrorist attack on Election Day worked as a security guard in Afghanistan for the CIA, two sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested on Monday in […]
(AP) The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of […]
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