Afghan who Fought with US Special Forces Dies in ICE Custody

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

An Afghan man who fought with U.S. forces and was legally evacuated to the U.S. after the fall of Kabul died this week within a day of being arrested by federal immigration officers in Texas, according to his family.

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"Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, was preparing to drive his kids to school in the Dallas area on Friday when agents in unmarked vehicles allegedly surrounded him and arrested him in front of his children." And now these children will never have their dad back. What are we doing here?

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... Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, was preparing to drive his kids to school in the Dallas area on Friday when agents in unmarked vehicles allegedly surrounded him and arrested him in front of his children. ...

Sad.

Pres Trump's ICE is looking more and more out of control with each passing day.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-15 07:45 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

The SF soldiers that fought alongside Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal are mighty pissed.

The SF vets may be thinking about plugging the bastards that arrested and killed him.

Now we know why ICE thugs wear masks.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-15 08:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

ICE Thugs Snuff Afghan Who Fought With US Special Forces

I trained and fought alongside Afgahi soldiers in Afghanistan.
This is what I voted for.
--Boaz

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-15 10:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

And yet they're flabbergasted that nobody will join with us in our Iran war.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-17 11:40 AM | Reply

Meanwhile, back at the ranch:

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Based on reports from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and various media investigations, 56 people died in ICE custody during the eight years of the Obama administration (2009"2016)

#5 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-03-17 02:08 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

That makes it ok.

#6 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-03-17 02:17 PM | Reply

56 people died in ICE custody during the eight years of the Obama administration (2009"2016)
#5 | Posted by MSgt

Trump will break that record in one year.
And you will say they deserved it, just like you say this guy deserved it.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-17 04:11 PM | Reply

#5 | Posted by MSgt: 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025 alone.

#8 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2026-03-17 05:52 PM | Reply

Posted by MSgt

Here's the thing about the ol' 'master sargent':

He's a fuggin' idiot.

#9 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-03-17 10:09 PM | Reply

@#5 ... Meanwhile, back at the ranch: ...

Allow me to ask this serious question of you ...

How do you think we should treat the Afghans who risked their lives, and the lives of their families, to work with and help American soldiers during the Afghanistan War?

imo, they are fellow soldiers in that battle. Yet you seem to dismiss their lives out of course.

So, how do you think we should threat them?

Like criminals? Or fellow members of our military? Or ...?

As I said, serious question.

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 10:25 PM | Reply

Master SargeTard actually learned to read by looking at memes on Facebook. And boy howdy do it show!

#11 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-17 10:28 PM | Reply

@#11 ... Master SargeTard actually learned to read by looking at memes on Facebook. ...

I'm not there yet, which is why I asked the serious question in #10.

I do remember when I mentioned that I used to send multi-hour reel-to-reel music tapes to soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War, he perked up and commented in a positive manner about that effort.

And that is why I asked my #10 comment ...

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 11:29 PM | Reply