After the tragic Wednesday shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in Washington, renewed scrutiny is falling on the vetting process for Afghan evacuees. The identification of a suspect has resurfaced concerns surrounding the chaotic 2021 Kabul evacuation and previous reports of misconduct by evacuees on U.S. military bases.Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, originally of Afghanistan and once part of a CIA-linked team fighting the Taliban, was identified as the main suspect in the shooting, which has since claimed the life of West Virginia National Guard member Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of Nicholas...
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