ISIS
United States v. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi and 1 other
Status: Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi: Pleaded guilty, June 13, 2025; Abdullah Haji Zada: Sentenced, November 19, 2025
- District
- Western District of Oklahoma
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- ISIS
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- October 8, 2024
Primary Sources
- Afghan National Arrested for Plotting an Election Day Terrorist Attack in the Name of ISIS, Office of Public Affairs, October 8, 2024 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma)
- Afghan National Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Firearms in Connection with Plot to Conduct ISIS-Inspired Election Day Terrorist Attack, Office of Public Affairs, April 17, 2025 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma)
- Afghan National Pleads Guilty to Plotting Election Day Terror Attack in the United States, Office of Public Affairs, June 13, 2025 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma)
- Afghan National Sentenced to Serve 15 Years in Federal Prison After Plotting Election Day Terror Attack in the United States, Office of Public Affairs, November 19, 2025 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma)
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi
- Status
- Pleaded guilty (DOJ release, June 13, 2025)
- From the DOJ release:
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.
- Age
- 27 (per DOJ release of October 8, 2024)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and receiving a firearm to be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism
- Charged or arrested
- October 8, 2024
- Plea or verdict
- June 13, 2025
Abdullah Haji Zada
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, November 19, 2025)
- From the DOJ release:
Abdullah Haji Zada, 19, a native and citizen of Afghanistan and U.S. lawful permanent resident, has been sentenced to serve the statutory maximum of 15 years in federal prison for knowingly receiving, attempting to receive, and conspiring to receive a firearm and ammunition to be used to commit a federal crime of terrorism.
- Age
- 18 (per DOJ release of April 17, 2025)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- knowingly receiving, attempting to receive, and conspiring to receive a firearm and ammunition to be used to commit a federal crime of terrorism in connection with an ISIS-inspired plot
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Plea or verdict
- April 17, 2025
- Sentencing
- November 19, 2025
- Sentence
- the statutory maximum of 15 years in federal prison (DOJ, November 19, 2025)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi and 1 other," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-tawhedi-2024/