Overview

• Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi pleaded guilty in Oklahoma City to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and to receiving firearms and ammunition for a planned terror attack.
• He and co-conspirator Abdullah Haji Zada sought to acquire two AK-47 rifles, 500 rounds of ammunition and 10 magazines for a mass-casualty operation.
• FBI agents arrested the pair on October 7, 2024, when they purchased the weapons from an undercover operative.
• Zada pleaded guilty to firearms charges in April 2025 and is awaiting sentencing, and both men will be deported after serving their prison terms.
• The plot has raised questions about vetting procedures for Afghan evacuees and highlighted the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force success in thwarting domestic attacks.