Afghan National Pleads Guilty in Plot to Carry Out ISIS-Inspired Election Day Terror Attack
Man admitted plan to launch mass-casualty shooting on behalf of ISIS using AK-47s and 500 rounds of ammunition
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, a 27-year-old Afghan national, pleaded guilty in federal court in Oklahoma City to conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and to receiving and attempting to receive firearms and ammunition in furtherance of a federal crime of terrorism. He admitted to planning a mass-casualty attack on or around Election Day 2024 on behalf of the terrorist organization.
Court documents state that between June and October 2024, Tawhedi worked with at least one co-conspirator to acquire two AK-47 rifles, 500 rounds of ammunition, and 10 magazines with the intent to launch an attack in the United States. Communications recovered in the case show Tawhedi coordinated with an ISIS facilitator about the plot and weapons, including specific questions about ammunition requirements.
Tawhedi and his co-conspirator, Abdullah Haji Zada, were arrested on October 7, 2024, after purchasing the weapons from an undercover FBI employee. Zada, 18, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to the firearms charge and is awaiting sentencing. He was 17 at the time of his arrest but will be sentenced as an adult.
Tawhedi faces up to 20 years in prison for the material support charge and up to 15 years for the firearms offense. Both men will be permanently removed from the United States following the completion of any prison sentence under judicial orders of removal to Afghanistan. Sentencing will be determined by a federal judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and applicable statutory factors.
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