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U.S. Announces Suspension of All Afghan Visa
(MENAFN) The United States has suspended all Afghan visa processing, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday, just two days following a deadly shooting by an Afghanistan national that left one National Guard soldier dead and another critically wounded near the White House.
"President (Donald) Trump's State Department has paused visa issuance for ALL individuals traveling on Afghan passports," Rubio wrote on the social platform X. "The United States has no higher priority than protecting our nation and our people."
"The Department of State has IMMEDIATELY paused visa issuance for individuals traveling on Afghan passports," read a statement from the agency.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old suspected shooter, entered the United States in 2021 under the (Joe) Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program. He applied for asylum last year, and it was granted earlier this year.
Lakanwal was "clean on all checks" before working with the CIA in his home country and again before coming to the United States, local media reported.
The FBI is now investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism.
"President (Donald) Trump's State Department has paused visa issuance for ALL individuals traveling on Afghan passports," Rubio wrote on the social platform X. "The United States has no higher priority than protecting our nation and our people."
"The Department of State has IMMEDIATELY paused visa issuance for individuals traveling on Afghan passports," read a statement from the agency.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old suspected shooter, entered the United States in 2021 under the (Joe) Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program. He applied for asylum last year, and it was granted earlier this year.
Lakanwal was "clean on all checks" before working with the CIA in his home country and again before coming to the United States, local media reported.
The FBI is now investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism.
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