CIA-Linked Afghan Refugee Charged In Election Day Terror Plot Exposes Vetting Failures

An Afghan national who once worked for the CIA has been charged with planning a terrorist attack on Election Day, raising serious questions about the Biden-Harris administration’s vetting process for refugees. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, entered the US under a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) in 2021, following the administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Once in the US, he reportedly radicalized and began preparing for an ISIS-inspired attack.

According to federal sources, Tawhedi was living in Oklahoma City, where he accumulated AK-47 rifles and ammunition. His alleged plot involved targeting voters in a violent Election Day massacre, and he was arrested after an undercover FBI operation. The FBI discovered ISIS propaganda on Tawhedi’s online accounts and found evidence of his involvement in ISIS-affiliated Telegram chats.

Tawhedi is one of thousands of Afghan refugees who arrived in the US after the Kabul evacuation. Many entered without proper screening, and federal reports indicate that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to properly track the expiration of their parole periods. In some cases, evacuees left military bases without completing the vetting process.

Critics of the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal argue that the rushed evacuation created significant security risks. Law enforcement sources have described the vetting process as disorganized, with many Afghan nationals entering the US without necessary background checks.

Tawhedi’s case highlights the potential danger of poor screening during the Afghan evacuation. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison for providing material support to ISIS and planning a terrorist attack on US soil.