Breaking News : National Guard Members Shot Near White House

Washington D.C., 29 November 2025, Breaking News: On 26 November, an unknown individual opened fire on two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House in the US capital, Washington D.C. The attack resulted in the death of a 20-year-old member named Sarah Backstrom, while the other member remains in serious condition. The police have arrested 29-year-old Afghan citizen Rahmanullah Lakanwal as a suspect. It has emerged that he had been working for the US CIS in Afghanistan.

US President Donald Trump has described this attack as an ‘extremely evil act’ and referred to the suspect as a ‘terrorist monster’. Trump has announced plans for internal airstrikes in Afghanistan against extremist organizations.

Additionally, all visa applications for Afghan passport holders have been suspended, and the asylum application process has been completely halted. The Trump administration has ordered a restructuring of the green card issuance process, stating that ‘every foreign national will be thoroughly scrutinized’.

This incident has reignited discussions in the United States regarding policies on Afghan migrants and extremists. References are now being made anew to the previous remarks made by Vice President J.D. Vance concerning the Afghan refugee screening. Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser described this attack as a “deliberate attack” and has called for increased security.