55 Afghan evacuees on TERROR WATCHLIST admitted into the U.S. by Biden administration, DOJ inspector general report confirms
By ramontomeydw // 2025-06-16
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  • A DOJ Inspector General report confirmed that at least 50 Afghan evacuees admitted during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan were flagged on the terrorist watchlist, with 231 initially raising red flags.
  • Critical vetting failures under "Operation Allies Welcome" allowed high-risk individuals like Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi (later arrested for an ISIS-inspired plot) to enter the U.S., with delayed FBI database updates exacerbating the threat.
  • Nine of the 55 watchlisted individuals remained in the U.S. as of July 2024, including four under active FBI investigation – highlighting systemic intelligence-sharing failures.
  • Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Chuck Grassley, condemned the Biden administration's rushed withdrawal and inadequate vetting, citing prior warnings and a 2022 DOD report identifying 50 evacuees as security risks.
  • The report reignited calls for oversight, with critics linking the lapses to broader failures in the Afghanistan withdrawal – abandoned equipment, Taliban resurgence and disregarded post-9/11 vetting protocols.
At least 50 Afghan evacuees admitted into the U.S. during the Biden administration's chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan were flagged on the terrorist watchlist, a newly released report from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed. The 87-page audit published this month exposes systemic failures in the vetting process under the Biden administration's "Operation Allies Welcome" initiative. It revealed that 231 individuals initially raised red flags, with 55 already inside U.S. borders, before being identified as potential threats. Among them was Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, who entered the country in September 2021 and was later arrested in 2024 for plotting an ISIS-inspired Election Day terrorist attack. The report also highlights critical gaps in intelligence-sharing. In multiple cases, evacuees were only flagged after arriving in the U.S. due to delayed updates to the Terrorist Screening Database, curated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As of July 2024, nine of the 55 individuals remained on the watchlist – with four under active FBI investigation. The Justice Department OIG's report raised urgent national security concerns. It also validated years of warnings from Republican lawmakers and counterterrorism experts who argued that the rushed evacuation also allowed inadequately screened individuals to resettle in American communities. Former President Joe Biden's haphazard withdrawal from Afghanistan was marked by the abandonment of billions in military equipment. It also prefaced the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, which has returned to power since. (Related: Congressional report: Biden-Harris admin DECEIVED Americans on Afghanistan withdrawal.)

Biden admin skipped Afghan evacuee screening

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a vocal critic of the Biden administration's handling of the Afghanistan crisis, took to X to voice out his thoughts on the report. According to the senator, the report confirms his "concerns … that the Biden-Harris [administration] failed to vet all Afghan evacuees after [the] botched withdrawal." This failure, he added, "allowed dangerous individuals to roam free" in the United States. The June OIG report's revelations echo a February 2022 report by the Department of Defense Inspector General, which found that at least 50 evacuees posed "potentially significant security concerns" due to incomplete screening. At the time, Grassley and his GOP colleagues – Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe – noted that the failure marked a "serious breach of homeland security." Historical context underscores the gravity of these failures. Following the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. implemented stringent vetting protocols for refugees and immigrants from high-risk regions. Yet, the Biden administration's haphazard evacuation appears to have disregarded these safeguards. Grassley emphasized that oversight would continue, particularly after Tawhedi's thwarted terrorist attack. "I've sounded the alarm about the need to thoroughly vet Afghan evacuee applicants since August 2021," he said in a statement. "[But] the Biden-Harris administration, my Democrat colleagues in Congress and many in the media were quick to dismiss glaring red flags." The DOJ audit reignites debates over accountability for the Afghanistan withdrawal's long-term consequences, with lawmakers demanding answers from both intelligence agencies and the White House. As security risks persist, the report serves as a stark reminder of the enduring fallout from one of America's most disastrous military retreats. Head over to Terrorism.news for more similar stories. Watch this Sky News report revealing that former President Joe Biden had no interest in investigating his administration's "disastrous" Afghanistan withdrawal. This video is from the TrendingNews channel on Brighteon.com.

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