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An Afghan man arrested in Virginia last week for allegedly providing material support to ISIS previously held a high-level national security position in his former country, The Post has learned. Jaan Shah Safi was booked in Waynesboro, VA, and branded an “illegal alien terrorist” by the Department of Homeland Security, which announced Dec.
3 he had provided support to ISIS-K and “provided weapons to his father who is a commander of a militia group in Afghanistan.” What the DHS announcement did not reveal was that Safi, 48, previously served as the deputy director of the National Directorate of Security, the former Afghan government’s version of the CIA, in the province of Nangarhar.He was among thousands of Afghans who came to the US under the Biden Administration’s Operation Allies Welcome. “He’s not just a soldier or just a commander. He was a very senior guy, Haibatullah Alizai, who served as chief of staff of the Afghan Army during the last days before the fall of Kabul, told The Post.How the chihuahua-walking, 'autistic-like' pipe-bomb suspect stumped Biden's FBI for yearsDuring another stint in Safi’s career he was “the most key intelligence guy in Kunar Province,” said Alizai, who said he and other Afghan expats were surprised by the arrest. “This family has always been a counterterrorism family. They are famous for that.” The Trump Administration announced Safi’s stunning arrest just days after the arrest of alleged National Guard shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who was charged with first degree murder for the killing of Sarah Beckstrom, 20, in Washington DC. He pleaded not guilty. “This terrorist was arrested miles from our nation’s capital where our brave National Guard heroes, Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, were shot just days ago by another unvetted Afghan terrorist brought into our country,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.Safi previously served as the deputy director of the National Directorate of Security, the former Afghan government’s version of the CIA, in the province of Nangarhar, a former top Afghan Army officialAnother Afghan man, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, was arrested in Texas and also faces federal charges for allegedly threatening to blow up men who were having an argument in a group chat posted on TikTok and other apps. DHS mentioned both of those arrests in its release, saying the case “marks the third arrest of an Afghan national terrorist released into the country by the Biden administration in less than a week.”Safi is the third Afghan man arrested in the United States since a former Afghan special operator allegedly shot two National Guard troops in Washington, DCThe horrific Guard shooting has raised fears about the vetting of Afghans who came to the US under Operation Allies Welcome during the Biden Administration, saying Safi, who DHS said lost his Temporary Protected States to live in the US, deserves recognition for “his work in counter-terrorism, identifying extremist networks, and handling intelligence sources.” A pro-Taliban site in an X post claimed Safi was a “pawn” and an oppressor whose family had provided support for ISIS.How the chihuahua-walking, 'autistic-like' pipe-bomb suspect stumped Biden's FBI for yearsWhy Simon Cowell was so upset he almost canceled his big new Netflix show: ‘I was in pieces’ Miley Cyrus’ fiancé, Maxx Morando, was still living with his parents when they started dating: sources‘The View’s Ana Navarro Thinks Bill Clinton Would’ve Been Removed From The White House If His Scandal With Monica Lewinsky Happened After #MeToo Charlie Kirk’s Widow Erika Kirk To Open Up About “Grief, Faith, Politics” In December CBS News Town Hall Special Kanye West Accused Kim Kardashian Of Faking Her Paris Robbery For A TV Show: “That Was A Knife To My Heart” HBO Max’s New ‘Mad Men’ 4K Remaster Is A Sloppy Disaster That Mistakenly Includes Shots Of Crew Members Operating A Vomit MachineSafi previously served as the deputy director of the National Directorate of Security, the former Afghan government's version of the CIA, in the province of Nangarhar, a former top Afghan Army officialSafi is the third Afghan man arrested in the United States since a former Afghan special operator allegedly shot two National Guard troops in Washington, DCThe horrific Guard shooting has raised fears about the vetting of Afghans who came to the US under Operation Allies Welcome during the Biden Administration
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