A man from Afghanistan, who allegedly planned an attack on Election Day in the name of the Islamic State group, has been arrested by the US Department of Justice. The accused, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, is a citizen of Afghanistan and resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according to prosecutors.
Afghan man arrested
This defendant, motivated by ISIS, allegedly conspired to commit a violent attack, on Election Day, here on our homeland,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement on Tuesday.
The FBI said he was trying to amass firearms and had made efforts to liquidate his family’s assets and relocate some overseas. Tawhedi is charged with: providing, attempting to provide, and conspiracy to provide support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization; and with trying to acquire firearms and ammunition with the intent of using them to commit a felony or an act of terrorism.
According to the FBI, Mr Tawhedi collaborated with an unnamed co-conspirator, a juvenile relative and also an Afghan citizen. It charges him with viewing Islamic State propaganda on the internet-a crime, according to its evidence, since Google records reveal that he accessed it-and donating to a charity that was a front for IS.
US authorities arrested a 27-yearold Afghan national, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, on November 5, 2024-Election Day-for allegedly planning a terrorist attack. The Afghan citizen, living in Oklahoma, had been inspired by ISIS and was planning to target large crowds, possibly during the forthcoming election. Tawhedi was arrested after purchasing AK-47 rifles and ammunition from an undercover FBI agent. Authorities consider him as planning to launch the attack in the name of the Islamic State group.
Tawhedi reached the US in 2021 under a special visa program after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. He was arrested following a long investigation, in which he was found to have been working in tandem with a minor accomplice, who is also believed to be his brother-in-law. Both the persons were reportedly preparing to die as martyrs in the proposed attack.
Apart from buying weapons, Tawhedi had taken measures to strip his family assets and to provide for their transportation abroad. After his arrest, he was accused of trying to supply actual aid to ISIS and possession of firearms in terrorism cases. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 35 years behind bars.
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