A former CIA security guard, resettled in the U.S. under the Biden-Harris administration, has been arrested for plotting an ISIS-backed Election Day attack—exposing alarming flaws in the agency’s vetting process and the rushed Afghan resettlement program.
The arrest of Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, a former CIA security guard turned accused ISIS terrorist, raises serious questions about the agency's vetting and oversight failures during the Biden-Harris administration’s resettlement of Afghan nationals. Tawhedi, who allegedly plotted an Election Day attack on Americans, was brought to the U.S. under the administration’s Operation Allies Welcome, a program meant to protect Afghan allies following the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul.
Tawhedi’s background, which included working for the CIA in Afghanistan, should have triggered extensive scrutiny. Yet, according to reports, many of the nearly 100,000 Afghan nationals resettled under this operation were not properly vetted. Despite holding a sensitive security role in Afghanistan, Tawhedi was able to enter the U.S. without apparent red flags, underscoring significant intelligence lapses.
The Central Intelligence Agency’s failure to thoroughly assess the risks posed by its own former personnel raises alarms. How could someone with ties to the CIA slip through the cracks, only to be arrested on U.S. soil for conspiring to carry out an ISIS-backed attack? This incident exemplifies the dangerous consequences of hasty resettlement programs that lack adequate security measures, placing American lives at risk.
Tawhedi's arrest is a stark reminder that intelligence agencies, especially the CIA, must not only gather intelligence abroad but also maintain stringent oversight over those they employ and bring to American soil. The failure here is not just about one individual but reflects broader systemic issues within the agency and the resettlement process itself. Without urgent reforms, the nation remains vulnerable to similar security breaches in the future.
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