Taliban-linked Afghan entered US this month from Turkey on visa, congressman says

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EXCLUSIVE — A congressman is raising national security concerns over how an Afghan man who had “unrestricted access” to Taliban commanders scored a visa to enter the United States.

The man, Emran Rahimi, arrived at Virginia’s Dulles International Airport in early October and has since traveled to North Carolina, according to a letter that Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), a House Foreign Affairs Committee member, sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday. Rahimi did not respond to the Washington Examiner‘s requests for comment.

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