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Afghan national charged with Election Day terror plot reignites vetting concerns: ‘Glaring alarms’

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Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi is accused of plotting an Election Day terror attack in the U.S. on behalf of ISIS .

He is charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and receiving a firearm to be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism.

Republicans and watchdog officials have long expressed concern about the vetting of those who came in during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan .

A 2024 report found "vulnerabilities" in the processes of two DHS agencies for resolving derogatory information.

The Biden administration has repeatedly defended the vetting process, arguing that there is a multilayered process that includes classified and unclassified vetting.

It is still not clear if there was any derogatory information on Tawhedi before he arrived.