The director of the CIA has sensationally revealed the suspected shooter of two National Guard troops in Washington D.C. worked with the agency in Afghanistan prior to the military’s disastrous withdrawal in 2021.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was identified as the alleged gunman taken into custody after the horror shoot-out took place on Wednesday just yards from the White House – leaving two soldiers in critical condition.
Late on Wednesday night, CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News Lakanwal had direct links to the CIA from his work alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan.
President Trump’s full remarks on the illegal alien Afghan National who attacked members of the National Guard in Washington D.C. near The White House. pic.twitter.com/yHJO2NTJ32
— America (@america) November 27, 2025
. Wow!!! DC shooting suspect quickly apprehended with passerbys helping.
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) November 26, 2025
DC National Guard shooting follows months of Democrats’ stoking fear about military ‘invasion’ https://t.co/qt3sMtvE0o pic.twitter.com/dqlXSTfJKp
— New York Post (@nypost) November 27, 2025
