Fort Worth, Texas, just dodged a potential disaster as an Afghan national was arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb a local building.
The New York Post reported that within the same week, two Afghan immigrants who arrived in the U.S. after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal have been linked to separate violent incidents, one involving a bomb threat in Texas and the other a tragic shooting in Washington, D.C.
Let’s start with Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, apprehended on Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security after posting a chilling video on TikTok claiming he was constructing a bomb to target a Fort Worth structure.
Alokozay, who came to the U.S. following the chaotic 2021 withdrawal, now faces state-level charges for his alleged threat, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement slapping a detainer on him post-arrest.
The operation to nab him wasn’t a solo act—agents from an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force were in on the bust, signaling just how seriously authorities took this threat.
And here’s a tidbit to chew on: Alokozay was granted lawful permanent resident status back on Sept. 7, 2022, as reported by Fox News, raising questions about the vetting processes for those resettled under Biden administration policies.
“He was made a lawful permanent US resident on Sept. 7, 2022,” Fox News reported, and one can’t help but wonder if the rush to resettle thousands post-Afghanistan left some security gaps wide open.
Speaking of gaps, a Homeland Security official admitted they “could not confirm any connection between the two Afghan men, and it was not immediately known how Alokozay got his immigration status through the Biden era program.”
That’s a polite way of saying, “We’re not sure how this happened,” and it’s exactly why many Americans are skeptical of sweeping resettlement initiatives without ironclad oversight.
Just a day after Alokozay’s arrest, on Nov. 26, another Afghan national, Rahmandullah Lakanwal, allegedly opened fire on two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., with heartbreaking results.
Lakanwal, who once served in the Afghan Army supporting U.S. Special Forces in Kandahar, is accused of fatally shooting 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounding 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe.
In a twist of raw courage, an unidentified National Guardsman subdued Lakanwal using only a knife, though Lakanwal himself now lies in critical condition in a hospital.
Both Alokozay and Lakanwal arrived in the U.S. under the umbrella of the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome, a program meant to aid those who assisted American forces abroad.
While there’s no confirmed link between the two men, the timing of these incidents—within days of each other—has folks raising eyebrows about whether current immigration policies are prioritizing safety enough over humanitarian goals.
These events aren’t just isolated crimes; they’re a wake-up call to revisit how we balance compassion with caution, ensuring that programs designed to help don’t inadvertently put American lives at risk.
