An Afghan citizen has plead guilty to a federal charge after making online threats of a suicide attack.
Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, an Afghan citizen who currently resides in Fort Worth, was charged with “transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce” after parts of his online video chat were published on social media, revealing plans of a suicide attack.
According to the federal complaint, during the November 23, 2025 video chat, Alokozay claimed that he was planning to make a bomb in his vehicle to use in the proposed attack.
Other participants in the chat asked him how he would procure bomb-making material. He replied that he “would find parts in the United States” and that it was “none of the other’s business.”
The federal complaint also mentions that Alokozay shared that the suicide attack would target “the other participants on the call,” “infidels,” and Americans.
Local law enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were able to identify Alokozay after analyzing the video. He was arrested by federal agents on November 25.
Alokozay admitted to federal agents that he knowingly transmitted this threat.
Federal agents and local law enforcement also carried out a search warrant at Alokozay’s residence and on his cell phone to confirm he did not possess any bomb-making materials, concluding that he was not planning to carry out the threats made on the video call.
“Threats of suicide bombing are not jokes or momentary outbursts, they are federal crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould of the Northern District of Texas. “The United States has zero-tolerance for any threat to engage in a suicide attack or mass casualty event. We will respond swiftly and decisively to ensure that anyone who engages in this type of behavior faces serious federal consequences.”
On Tuesday, Alokozay pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton. He now faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.
A sentencing date has yet to be set by the court.
