How were Afghan evacuees vetted under Biden?

BBC Verify looks into claims that the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC entered the US unvetted.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said the suspect - from Afghanistan - had entered the United States under an Afghan resettlement scheme launched during the Biden administration.

And Republican officials have claimed, without providing evidence, that he had not been vetted.

The DHS has suspended processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals "pending further review of security and vetting protocols".

The DHS said the suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the US under an Afghan resettlement scheme, Operation Allies Welcome (OAW).