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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Washington, November 29 (Xinhua) — The United States has suspended entry visas for Afghan citizens, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Friday, after an Afghan national shot and killed one National Guard soldier and seriously wounded another near the White House on Wednesday.
"President Trump's State Department has suspended visas for all travelers holding Afghan passports," M. Rubio wrote on social media. "The United States has no higher priority than protecting our country and our people," he added.
“The Department of State has immediately suspended visas for individuals traveling on Afghan passports,” the State Department said in a statement.
Rahmanullah Laqanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan citizen suspected of being the shooter, arrived in the United States in 2021 as part of Operation Allied Welcome. He applied for asylum last year and was granted it this year.
According to local media, R. Lakanwal was declared “clean on all counts” both before starting work for the CIA in Afghanistan and before immigrating to the United States.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism.
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