USA v. Tawhedi, Nasir Ahmed
Oklahoma City, OK

ISIS

[WDOK] Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi a native and citizen of Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to two terrorism-related offenses: conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). According to court documents, Tawhedi admitted that between June 2024 and October 2024 he conspired with at least one other individual to purchase two AK-47 rifles, 500 rounds of ammunition, and 10 magazines, with the intent to carry out a mass-casualty attack on or around Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, on behalf of ISIS. According to a criminal complaint affidavit filed in the case, Tawhedi communicated with an ISIS facilitator about his plan to purchase firearms for use in the terror plot, including asking the individual whether 500 rounds of ammunition would be sufficient. Tawhedi and his co-conspirator, Abdullah Haji Zada, were arrested on Oct. 7, 2024, after purchasing the firearms and ammunition from an undercover FBI employee. Zada pleaded guilty in April 2025 to the firearms offense in connection with his role in the terror plot. In June 2025, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi pleaded guilty to two terrorism-related offenses: conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS. In July 2026, the Justice Department has filed the first-ever case in the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), seeking to remove Nazira Haji Zada residing in Fort Worth, Texas. Zada, the matriarch of an alien Afghan family, is being removed for her role in in the plot for which her son, Abdullah Haji Zada, and son-in-law, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, were previously arrested and convicted.