‘Blackmailed By Taliban’: Shock New Details Emerge From Probe Into DC National Guard Shooting
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on December 3, 2025
By jake
Investigators are probing whether the suspect accused of gunning down two National Guard troops near the White House was being blackmailed by the Taliban, a chilling twist in a case that has rocked Washington.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, a former Afghan fighter who once worked alongside U.S. forces, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting two West Virginia National Guard members on Nov. 26. One soldier died, and the second was left clinging to life.
Sources familiar with the investigation told The Daily Beast that intelligence officials are examining whether a Taliban hit squad threatened Lakanwal’s family back home, pressuring him into carrying out the attack. The alleged threats included the possibility that his relatives could be beaten, killed, or even beheaded.
“It is by no means our only line of inquiry,” one intelligence source told the outlet, noting they’ve spent years helping Afghans targeted for aiding the West. “People in this country have no idea about the level of stress these people are under.”
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