The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is one of about 76,000 Afghans brought to the U.S. after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

An Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA will face multiple criminal charges after federal authorities said he drove across the country and shot two National Guard members — one fatally — in an ambush Wednesday afternoon near the White House.

Afghan vetting was—and remains—a two-phase process. The first, in August-September 2021, was understandably stressed and imperfect, as DHS’ own watchdog concedes. The second phase, over months and years on U.S. soil, did the bulk of the sorting.

Many are anxious after the Trump administration vowed to undertake sweeping reviews of immigrants after the shooting of two National Guard troops.

The ambush shooting of two National Guard members near the White House is fueling fresh scrutiny vetting processes during the 2021 Afghan withdrawal.

Programs to allow more Afghan nationals into the U.S. are under renewed scrutiny after a National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, under Operation Allies Welcome.