https://sputnikglobe.com/20251129/us-pauses-visa-issuance-for-all-individuals-traveling-on-afghan-passports---rubio-1123196741.html
US Pauses Visa Issuance for All Individuals Traveling on Afghan Passports - Rubio
US Pauses Visa Issuance for All Individuals Traveling on Afghan Passports - Rubio
Sputnik International
The United States is suspending visa issuance for all Afghan passport holders, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after Wednesday's shooting near the White House.
2025-11-29T05:00+0000
2025-11-29T05:00+0000
2025-11-29T05:00+0000
americas
marco rubio
us
washington
afghanistan
cia
state department
united states citizenship and immigration services (uscis)
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e9/05/15/1122099915_0:5:3072:1733_1920x0_80_0_0_5be036677f9663d0c6c8d50f4496454e.jpg
The US State Department said in a statement on X it was "taking all necessary steps to protect U.S. national security and public safety." Earlier, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was suspending the processing of all immigration applications submitted by Afghan nationals until further notice following a attack on US National Guard members in Washington on Wednesday. On Wednesday, a man with a revolver opened fire on National Guard officers who were on duty near the White House, wounding two of them, a man and a woman. On Thursday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed that US prosecutors will seek death penalty for the shooter if the victims die. Later that day, US President Donald Trump announced that the female officer, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, had died in the hospital, while her 24-year-old colleague was still in critical condition. The suspect behind the shooting is an Afghan national who used to work with the CIA and several other US government agencies in Afghanistan and then moved to the US in 2021, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said. US media identified him as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. NBC cited a source as saying that the man was granted asylum in the US earlier this year.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20251127/vance-vows-to-deport-those-with-no-right-to-be-in-us-after-dc-shooting-1123178940.html
americas
washington
afghanistan
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2025
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
the united states is suspending visa issuance for all afghan passport holders, secretary of state marco rubio said after wednesday's shooting near the white house.
the united states is suspending visa issuance for all afghan passport holders, secretary of state marco rubio said after wednesday's shooting near the white house.
US Pauses Visa Issuance for All Individuals Traveling on Afghan Passports - Rubio
The United States is suspending visa issuance for all Afghan passport holders, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after Wednesday's shooting near the White House.
"President [Donald] Trump’s State Department has paused visa issuance for ALL individuals traveling on Afghan passports. The United States has no higher priority than protecting our nation and our people," Rubio said on X.
The US State Department said in a statement on X it was "taking all necessary steps to protect U.S. national security and public safety."
27 November 2025, 04:59 GMT
Earlier, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was suspending the processing of all immigration applications submitted by Afghan nationals until further notice following a attack on US National Guard members in Washington on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, a man with a revolver opened fire on National Guard officers who were on duty near the White House, wounding two of them, a man and a woman. On Thursday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed that US prosecutors will seek death penalty for the shooter if the victims die. Later that day, US President Donald Trump announced that the female officer, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, had died in the hospital, while her 24-year-old colleague was still in critical condition.
The suspect behind the shooting is an Afghan national who used to work with the CIA and several other US government agencies in Afghanistan and then moved to the US in 2021, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said. US media identified him as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. NBC cited a source as saying that the man was granted asylum in the US earlier this year.
