Abdullah Haji Zada, 19, was sentenced on Nov. 19 to 15 years in federal prison after he sought firearms for a planned, ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in the United States on Election Day in November 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Zada, who was 17 when he was arrested, is an Afghan citizen and a U.S. lawful permanent resident. He entered his guilty plea as an adult in April to “conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS, a designated terrorist organization, and receiving, attempting to receive and conspiring to receive” two AK-47-style rifles and 500 rounds of ammunition.

According to court documents, Zada and co-conspirator Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 28, planned to use the weapons “in connection with a terrorist attack” on behalf of ISIS.

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