Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, Threatening Americans, Texas 2025

A 30-year-old Afghan citizen has been federally charged with threatening to build a bomb and kill Americans, according to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, a resident of Fort Worth, Texas, allegedly made the threats in a video shared on social media platforms including TikTok, X, and Facebook on November 23. The video shows Alokozay angrily gesturing and speaking Dari, a language commonly spoken in Afghanistan, while interacting with at least two other males on a video call.

According to the complaint, Alokozay threatened to conduct a suicide attack on the other participants on the call, as well as 'infidels' and Americans. He claimed he would build a bomb in his vehicle and talked about a particular yellow cooking oil container favored by the Taliban in building improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan.

Alokozay stated the Taliban were dear to him and that he came to the United States to kill those on the call. He also claimed he wanted to conduct a suicide attack on Americans. According to the complaint, Alokozay stated he was not afraid of deportation or getting killed.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi said, 'This Afghan national came into America during the Biden administration and as alleged, explicitly stated that he came here in order to kill American citizens. The public safety threat created by the Biden administration's vetting breakdown cannot be overstated.'

Alokozay is currently in custody pending an initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge and further court proceedings. If convicted, Alokozay faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI's Dallas Field Office through the Fort Worth Resident Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Fort Worth Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Vincent Mazzurco for the Northern District of Texas is prosecuting the case.

A complaint is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/afghan-citizen-federally-charged-posting-threats-build-bomb-and-kill-americans