Exclusive | Green Berets demand justice for Afghan brother they fought side-by-side with against the Taliban after hes killed over parking space in Texas
They fought side-by-side with him against the Taliban in the War on Terror, and now a heartbroken group of Green Berets is demanding justice for their Afghan “brother” and refugee whose killer remains free after gunning him down over a parking spot.Abdul Rahman Waziri, a 31-year-old dad of two, was shot dead following an argument over parking at his Houston, Texas apartment complex last month after surviving years of disarming IEDs and fierce firefights against terrorists in Afghanistan before moving to the US with his family as refugees in 2021.“Abdul Rahman was literally willing to lay down his life for us – for us, for Americans,” Green Beret Ben Hoffman told The Post.“He was a lion.
He was a warrior.He was a hero.”That’s why Hoffman said he and others in the military who served with Waziri, an alum of the elite Afghan National Mine Removal Group, are dismayed by how he was killed and outraged at the lack of justice in the wake of his senseless death. The deadly fight over the parking spot ended when the shooter walked away, only to go to his car to get his gun, Waziri’s family lawyer, Omar Khawaja, said, citing witnesses.Waziri put his hands up and uttered his last words: “Please, don’t shoot” before he was shot multiple times, according to the lawyer.Security camera footage obtained by the Post shows the alleged killer strolling away from the shooting, holding a bag of McDonald’s.Houston police have not made any arrests in the killing after the Harris County District Attorney declined to charge the shooter, who had called 911 and reportedly confessed.
Cops said Monday that the investigation is ongoing while the gunman remains free and is back living in the apartment complex.“We are hopeful that the right decision is made here,” Khawaja said about the possibility of charges being brought in the incident. The suspect, who was not identified by officials, called police and turned himself in.He was questioned and then let go — o...