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D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan

The C.I.A. and an Afghan intelligence official said that the shooter had been part of an Afghan “partner force,” known as a Zero Unit, trained and supported by the agency in the southern province of Kandahar.

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Law enforcement at the scene of the shooting. The suspect had worked with a C.I.A.-supported military unit in Afghanistan.
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Operation Allies Welcome, Gave Some Afghans Entry to the U.S.

The Biden administration set up the initiative after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021 for those who assisted U.S. troops.

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Brig. Gen. Dan Gabrielli greeting Afghans at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico as part of Operation Allies Welcome in 2021.
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