Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi entered the US on Sept. 9, 2021, just weeks after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and the last US troops departed from the war-torn nation. It also wasn’t known ...

Tawhedi arrived in the U.S. in September 2021 following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He had previously worked as a security guard for the CIA in his home country and underwent vetting for ...

Tawhedi may have intended to commit the attack in Washington, DC. He had looked up and viewed the public webcams of the Washington Monument and the White House on July 25, 2024 — the same day ...

Humanitarian parole is a process by which Tawhedi would have been held in a third country for screening and vetting and then flown to the U.S. After moving to the U.S. in 2021, he applied for ...

Tawhedi's court hearing started at 10 a.m. in Oklahoma County. Video Below: Co-conspirator in foiled Election Day terrorist attack pleads guilty in federal court. Click here to learn more.

The Afghan arrested in Oklahoma on Oct. 7, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was accused of plotting a violent attack with an assault rifle on behalf of ISIS on Nov. 5, the day Americans head to the polls.

Tawhedi, bearded and with dark tousled hair, was led into the courtroom with his hands shackled around his waist and flanked by two U.S. marshals.

Tawhedi entered the country on September 9, 2021, on a special immigrant visa. His now 18-year-old co-conspirator, Abdullah Hadji Zada, also came to the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa, but in 2018.

Nasir Tawhedi, an Afghan citizen accused of plotting a terrorist attack on election day on behalf of ISIS, is set to appear in federal court this week. Sunday, October 13th 2024, 7:43 pm By: News 9 ...

The FBI said in court documents that Mr. Tawhedi came to the U.S. on Sept. 9, 2021, just days after the Biden administration completed the troop withdrawal that led to the collapse of the Afghan ...