Exclusive | Inside American Dream life of alleged DC National Guard terrorist — as neighbors reveal dramatic FBI raid

BELLINGHAM, Washington — The Afghan terrorist accused of shooting two National Guard troops had been living a seemingly quiet family life in a $2,000-a-month apartment in this idyllic Washington state town — where neighbors said the FBI busted into his home during a Wednesday raid.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was often seen playing Call of Duty inside the bare apartment, which he shared with his wife, who wore a hijab, stunned neighbors in Bellingham told The Post on Thursday.

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Neighbors said the refugees — who arrived in 2021 after the US pullout from Afghanistan — had no beds, and there was only “some couch cushions they would sleep on” inside the sparse home.

They “never made a peep,” one neighbor said, adding that Lakanwal didn’t speak much English.

“Bellingham is very liberal. Very welcoming. Very diverse. Very open.”

Lakanwal, who is thought to have been born in Afghanistan and came into the US under the “Operation Allies Welcome” program, opened fire and struck two National Guard troops just blocks away from the White House on Wednesday, around 2:15 pm.

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National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were critically wounded in the attack. Beckstrom’s father told the New York Times she has a “mortal wound.”

A motive for the shooting is still unclear.

Officials have described it as a “targeted attack” and claimed that Lakanwal drove cross-country from Washington state to carry out the shooting rampage.

Lakanwal, whom the CIA confirmed worked with one of its elite counterterrorism “Unit Zero” in Afghanistan, is facing at least three counts of assault with intent to kill and criminal possession of a weapon.