Afghan man accused of plotting US Election Day attack pleads guilty

Oklahoma City resident Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, who was accused of planning an Election Day attack on behalf of the Islamic State, faces up to 35 years in prison.

An Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of planning an Election Day attack in the U.S. on behalf of the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism-related charges in federal court.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, pleaded guilty to two offenses: conspiring and providing support to the Islamic State group, and attempting to receive firearms to commit a federal crime of terrorism. The Islamic State is designated by the U.S. as a foreign terrorist organization.

Tawhedi faces up to 35 years in prison.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi. U.S. Department of Justice“The 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,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement.

A phone message was left seeking comment from Craig Hoehns, an attorney for Tawhedi.