BREAKING: Shooter Came From CIA-Trained Afghan Unit Not Under U.S. Control — A Total Betrayal

More stunning details are emerging about the Afghan national who shot two members of the National Guard in a horrific, ambush attack on Wednesday.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal was a member of an Afghan “death squad” unit that was trained by the CIA.

His particular paramilitary unit was known for its brutality and operated outside both U.S. and Afghan control.

This clip from Fox News explained in more detail:

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🚨 BREAKING: It's been exposed that National Guard killer Rahmanullah Lakanwal was part of an Afghan unit known for "BRUTALITY" and called "DEATH SQUADS," operating entirely outside the chain of both U.S. command and Afghan forces.

UTTER BETRAYAL TO IMPORT HIM.

There must be… pic.twitter.com/E73I8oTl9k

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 28, 2025

🚨 BREAKING: It’s been exposed that National Guard killer Rahmanullah Lakanwal was part of an Afghan unit known for “BRUTALITY” and called “DEATH SQUADS,” operating entirely outside the chain of both U.S. command and Afghan forces.

UTTER BETRAYAL TO IMPORT HIM.

There must be hell to pay.

“Assigned to this 03 unit, recruited and trained by the CIA to fight the Taliban…known for their brutality and called death squads…”

CIA Director John Ratcliffe previously confirmed the suspect’s ties to the CIA.

Lakanwal was involved with one of the CIA’s Zero Units, which were utilized to target terrorists in Afghanistan.

From The Washington Post:

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Lakanwal had been a member of a partner force in Kandahar, a province in southern Afghanistan that saw significant fighting during the war.

Lakanwal was part of one of the CIA’s “Zero Units” that were involved in combat missions to seize or kill suspected terrorists, according to several people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation.

Further details about his specific role and service with the CIA are not yet known.

The Zero Units, also known as National Strike Units, were involved in dangerous and often deadly night raids and other missions to kill or capture members of the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. The CIA and U.S. military provided intelligence and logistical support to the squads.

The CIA has never publicly acknowledged its work with the Zero Units, which have been shadowed by allegations of human rights violations, including a 2019 Human Rights Watch report that found they had conducted summary executions and other abuses.

Lakanwal and other Afghan paramilitary members would have undergone extensive vetting before joining the Zero Units and were supposed to be monitored closely once in service, people familiar with the matter said.

U.S. officials have said the Zero Units were effective fighters and that they played a critical role in assisting with the chaotic American evacuation from Afghanistan in late August 2021, probably saving U.S. lives.

During Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, Rahmanullah Lakanwal was one of the people who was let in to the U.S. under an asylum program.

To sum it up, the U.S. government basically trained this guy to fight the very people they eventually let take over his home and country.

Then, when we fled Afghanistan, they invited the well-trained death squad member to come here!

Now, we’re supposed to act surprised when he commits an act of terrorism on U.S. soil?

What gives?

These are the kinds of people Biden let flood our streets unvetted by the airplane full when he pulled off the most disastrous retreat in US HISTORY.

— Sgt_Mac87 (@Sgt_Mac87) November 28, 2025

This is absolutely infuriating.

There must be accountability.

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