If this theory is proven true this is truly concerning. Investigators have reportedly told the Daily Beast, that the Afghan national who allegedly shot two National Guard members was blackmailed by the Taliban. According to the report, investigators are looking into whether the Taliban threatened suspected shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s family if he didn’t carry out the attack. The Daily Mail reported more on the new theory: The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard troops in Washington DC may have been blackmailed by the Taliban, according to investigators. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, a former Afghan fighter, faces first-degree murder charges after allegedly opening fire on two West Virginia soldiers just blocks from the White House on November 26, killing one and critically wounding the other. Sources with knowledge of the investigation exclusively told The Daily Beast that one line of inquiry US intelligence is currently pursuing is whether a Taliban hit squad threatened the suspect’s family. The sources indicated that Lakanwal may have been forced complete the mission or face his loved ones in Afghanistan being beaten, killed or even beheaded. ‘It is by no means our only line of inquiry,’ one intelligence source told the outlet. The source has worked with authorities assisting Afghans who are targeted for their work with the West. ‘People in this country have no idea about the level of stress these people are under,’ they added. Donald Trump and prominent MAGA figures have labeled the married father-of-five a ‘monster’ and ‘terrorist,’ arguing that the deadly attack in the nation’s capital could put him on track for the death penalty. According to the report, Lakanwal had been concerned about his financial situation and feared that the Trump administration could block his Green Card application, potentially requiring him to return to Afghanistan. The suspected shooter previously worked alongside the CIA in Afghanistan: “The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House worked with various United States government entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan, Fox News Digital has learned.”https://t.co/2eXzq9HDb4 — Steve Lookner (@lookner) November 27, 2025 Fox News reported more on Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s connections to the CIA: EXCLUSIVE: The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House worked with various United States government entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan, Fox News Digital has learned. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the United States on the heels of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 under the Biden administration. Lakanwal arrived in the U.S. a month later under “Operation Allies Welcome.” Intelligence sources told Fox News Digital that Lakanwal had a prior relationship with various entities in the U.S. government, including the CIA, due to his work as a member of a partner force in Kandahar. “In the wake of the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, which ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News Digital. “The individual—and so many others—should have never been allowed to come here,” Ratcliffe continued. “Our citizens and service members deserve far better than to endure the ongoing fallout from the Biden administration’s catastrophic failures.” Ratcliffe added: “God bless our brave troops.” Multiple high level intelligence sources told Fox News Digital that the shooting is being investigated as a possible act of international terrorism.