An Afghan national has been taken into custody after allegedly posting a TikTok video in which he claimed to be constructing a bomb targeting the Fort Worth area in Texas, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as reported by Fox News.
Legal documents reveal that Mohammad Dawood Alokozay faces state-level charges for making a terroristic threat.
Alokozay entered the United States through the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome, DHS confirmed. This initiative was designed to resettle Afghans following the U.S. military’s departure from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021.
In a related incident, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of shooting two National Guard members earlier this week in Washington, D.C., also arrived in the U.S. through the same program.
Currently, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay is being detained at the Tarrant County Corrections Center in Fort Worth, Texas, according to court records. (Chris Torres/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Alokozay’s arrest took place on Tuesday, just one day before the Washington, D.C. shooting. The apprehension was part of a coordinated effort by the Texas Department of Public Safety and an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Undated file photo of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., November 26, 2025. (Provided by Department of Justice)
On Sept. 7, 2022, Alokozay was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident.
The Tarrant County Corrections Center, right, and Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in downtown Fort Worth on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (Amanda McCoy/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Getty Images)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has since lodged a detainer on Alokozay following his arrest.
