The brother of alleged DC gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal was a platoon leader in the same elite CIA-backed “Zero Unit” as his sibling, an ex-official in that squad said Friday.

Lakanwal, 29, and his brother both served in the southern province of Kandahar, said a resident of the region who identified himself as a cousin of the accused shooter, according to The Associated Press.

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