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On November 26, two West Virginia National Guard members were ambushed and shot near the Farragut West metro station in downtown Washington, D.C., in what officials described as a targeted, ambush-style attack that left the soldiers critically wounded. The chaotic scene — just blocks from the White House — is a stark reminder that the capital is not immune to the lawlessness and security failures plaguing the rest of the country.
Investigations quickly identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who was admitted to the United States during the post‑2021 evacuation program known as Operation Allies Welcome and later resettled in Washington state. Americans deserve to know how someone with that background was ever allowed to roam our streets unattended, and why the so‑called vetting that was supposed to protect us apparently failed.
Even more alarming are reports that Lakanwal worked with U.S. government partner forces in Kandahar — including units supported by the CIA during the war in Afghanistan — a fact the intelligence community has had to confirm publicly amid the fallout. If someone who worked alongside our forces was permitted into the country and then allegedly carried out an attack in the capital, the CIA, DHS, and every agency involved owe the American people a full, transparent accounting.
The political and administrative response has been rapid but not reassuring: the president ordered additional National Guard troops to reinforce the capital and immigration processing for Afghan nationals was paused pending a security review. Those are necessary immediate steps, but they are not substitutes for accountability — we need to know who signed off on these resettlements, what red flags were missed, and whether policy decisions put political optics ahead of national security.
Voices on our side of the aisle, including retired generals and intelligence veterans, have been blunt: the “deep state” culture of secrecy and self‑protection cannot be allowed to hide systemic failures that cost American lives. Conservatives like Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt (Ret.) and Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer (Ret.) have demanded answers and oversight, and their warnings should not be dismissed as partisan noise but heeded as serious calls to fortify our homeland.
This is a test of who speaks for the safety of hardworking Americans: do we let agencies shrug off responsibility and circle their wagons, or do we demand real investigations, public hearings, and consequences for those whose policies and decisions endangered our troops and our capital? Patriots everywhere should stand with the wounded guardsmen, insist on full transparency from the CIA and other agencies, and push Congress to stop treating national security like a political football.
