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Death of Afghan commander, financial stress surface in National Guard shooting investigation: Sources
As investigators continue to delve into what may have motivated the suspect in the deadly National Guardsmen shooting last week, a portrait of a life of increasing financial stress and a potential mental health crisis has emerged, sources familiar told ABC News. Additionally, multiple sources said that investigators are looking into the impact of […]
National Guard shooting ‘act of evil,’ Trump says; suspect ID’d as Afghan national
Editor’s note: The West Virginia governor initially said that the 2 Guard members had died but has since said there is conflicting information about their conditions. Two National Guard members from West Virginia were in critical condition Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on them in an apparent “targeted shooting” near the White House, officials […]
Pakistan arrests 4 from an Afghan cell over deadly Islamabad bombing | Pakistan Taliban News
The men arrested are linked to a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, who claimed responsibility for the bombing. Pakistan has arrested four members of an Afghan cell over their alleged involvement in a deadly suicide bombing in its capital Islamabad earlier this week, as tensions heighten further between the neighbouring […]