Official Statement of the Afghanistan Center for Peace and International Studies (ACPIS)

The Afghanistan Center for Peace and International Studies (ACPIS) strongly condemns the incident of November 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C., in which two members of the U.S. National Guard were targeted.
The disclosure that the attacker was a national of Afghanistan has caused deep concern within the broader immigrant community from Afghanistan across the United States. For many years, the fate of the people of Afghanistan has repeatedly been held hostage by the decisions and actions of a small extremist minority, while the overwhelming majority has borne the consequences.
The current crisis in Afghanistan, particularly since 2021, is a result of extremist and terrorist ideologies promoted by a limited group. These conditions have forced thousands of individuals from Afghanistan to flee their country in search of safety, security, and a life free from violence.
Regrettably, the persistence of such extremist mindsets beyond the country’s borders now threatens to negatively affect the lives of tens of thousands of immigrants in the United States, individuals who had no role in creating violence or instability and who have consistently opposed any form of extremist or violent behavior.
ACPIS firmly emphasizes that violence has no legitimacy anywhere in the world, under any religion, ideology, or justification. Those who commit acts of violence must be held individually accountable for their actions.
ACPIS
Virginia, USA
November 27, 2025