Afghan man arrested on charges of terror attack in US

KABUL (Pajhwok): An Afghan national currently living in Oklahoma, United States has been charged with plotting a terror attack on Election Day, a media report said on Wednesday.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, obtained firearms and ammunition to conduct a violent attack on US soil, as well as taking a number of steps to prepare for the plot, a report in Fox News quoted authorities as saying.

He entered the United States on Sept. 9, 2021, weeks after US troops pulled out of Afghanistan, on a special immigrant visa and is currently on parole status pending adjudication of his immigration proceedings, the report said.

"I want to extend my deepest gratitude to our investigators and law enforcement officers for successfully uncovering and stopping this terrorist plot before innocent lives were put in danger," Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said. "This is a powerful example of how the information-sharing measures we implemented between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies are making a real difference.

Tawhedi was arrested on Monday and is charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and receiving a firearm to be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism. He appeared in an Oklahoma federal court on Tuesday.

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