Federally Charged, Posting Threats, Build Bomb — Afghan Citizen Federally Charged for Posting Threats to Build Bomb and Kill Americans | United States Justice Department.
If convicted, Alokozay carries a maximum potential 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. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Updated December 2, 2025 Topics Counterterrorism National Security Components Office of the Attorney General USAO – Texas, Northern announcement Number: 25-1123. announcement Afghan Citizen
Federally Charged for Posting Threats to Build Bomb and Kill Americans Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 30, a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Fort Worth, Texas, has been federally charged for threatening to build a bomb, conduct a suicide attack, and kill Americans and others, in a video shared on TikTok, X, and Facebook. We continue to ask that if you see something, say something,” said Special Agent in Charge R. Online threats made by those hiding behind
a screen will not be dismissed or taken lightly,” said Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). “We will use every resource available to make sure these perpetrators are found, arrested, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”Alokozay has been charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce related to threats he made on a Nov. 23 video call, which was recorded and posted to multiple social media accounts, including TikTok, X, and Facebook. A screenshot of a social media post that shared Alokozay’s Nov. 23 statements is below: