Afghan national charged with planning Election Day attack previously worked for CIA in Afghanistan
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Washington — The Afghan national charged with planning an Election Day terror attack was previously employed in a security role in Afghanistan by the CIA, CBS News has confirmed.
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, who was arrested Monday in Oklahoma City, is accused of planning the attack on behalf of ISIS.
Tawhedi along with unnamed co-conspirators — including a juvenile who is Tawhedi's brother-in-law — took several steps to carry out the attack in the U.S., including selling their family home and their belongings and were in the process of relocating their family abroad and purchasing firearms and ammunition, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.
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