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The Department of State has immediately paused all visa issuance for individuals traveling on Afghan passports following an attack in Washington, D.C., Wednesday targeting National Guard members.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national, is charged with first-degree murder among other counts related to the ambush, which has since claimed the life of West Virginia National Guard Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, and critically wounded U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24.

Lakanwal was vetted by the CIA in Afghanistan and granted final asylum approval under President Donald Trump‘s administration earlier this year, multiple sources told Fox News Digital.

“The Department of State has IMMEDIATELY paused visa issuance for individuals traveling

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