Afghan Citizen Pleads Guilty to Planning Terror Attack on US Election Day

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The individual aimed to carry out a โ€˜mass-casualty attackโ€™ on behalf of ISIS.

An Afghan national pleaded guilty at a federal court in Oklahoma City to two offenses related to terrorism for plotting an attack in the United States on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a June 13 statement.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, has been charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the ISIS terrorist group. The second charge is for receiving, attempting to receive, and conspiring to receive firearms and ammunition to further terrorism.

Tawhedi admitted that between June 2024 and October 2024, he conspired with at least one other person to buy two AK-47 rifles, 500 rounds of ammunition, and 10 magazines to conduct a โ€œmass-casualty attackโ€ on or around Nov. 5, 2024, on behalf of ISIS, the DOJ said.

He and a co-conspirator were arrested on Oct. 7 after buying firearms and ammunition from an undercover FBI agent. The co-conspirator has also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing, facing a prison term of 15 years.

Tawhedi faced a maximum of 15 years on the firearms charge and a 20-year prison term for the material support charge.

Tawhedi and the co-conspirator will be โ€œpermanently removed from the United States and barred from reentryโ€ after theyโ€™re released, said the DOJ.

FBI Director Kash Patel said, โ€œThe defendant admits he planned and obtained firearms to carry out a violent terror attack on Election Day in 2024, a plot that was detected and disrupted through the good work of the FBI and our partners.โ€

โ€œLet this serve as notice to anyone who tries to conduct attacks in our homeland for ISIS or any other terror group: we will find you and youโ€™ll face American justice.โ€

The Epoch Times reached out to Tawhediโ€™s attorney for comment and did not receive a response by publication time.

Federal authorities have arrested multiple individuals in recent weeks on charges of supporting terrorist activities.

On June 4, the DOJ announced the arrest of a man from Washington state over allegations that he provided material support to the person who bombed a fertility clinic in Palm Springs last month.

The arrested individual is alleged to have shipped and paid for โ€œsignificant quantities of ammonium nitrateโ€ to the bomber.

Earlier on June 3, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said it arrested a 39-year-old Tajikistan-born Russian national, alleged to be a current or former member of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group.

By Naveen Athrappully

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