Calling all detectives! Report: FBI still not sure why Ahmad Rahami went to Afghanistan

@PaulaReidCBS @CBSNews Sigh, we may never know

— Reggie Hargett (@ReggieHargett) September 19, 2016

Quick, America! The FBI needs your help:

JUST IN: @CBSNews confirms Rahami traveled to Afghanistan at least 3x, last time in 2014. FBI still trying to determine purpose for travel.

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) September 19, 2016

Well, gosh.

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/777983346588651521

Absolutely baffling! https://t.co/1JlRuNpZh6

— DC Dude (@DCDude1776) September 19, 2016

Puzzling https://t.co/dK4kCh4Qr5

— Heather Marie (@hfearny) September 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/777991438277554176

It's a mystery!!! @PaulaReidCBS @CBSNews

— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) September 19, 2016

What could his purpose have been? These helpful folks have some theories:

Business, obviously

— Jack Merridew (@Maroon_1001) September 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/TheOneSoleShoe/status/777985197597863937

I think for the food.

— stl girl in dal….a damn libertarian (@stlgirlinlex) September 19, 2016

Was it for lamb kebabs? Probably for lamb kebabs. https://t.co/f9i0jp99kz

— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) September 19, 2016

They have a great glazed donut place in Kabul. @PaulaReidCBS @CBSNews

— Michael Blum (@MichaelBlum3) September 19, 2016

@thomasjoscelyn @CBSNews Tourism ?

— Rodger Shanahan (@RodgerShanahan) September 19, 2016

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https://twitter.com/DonMegel/status/777987473284694016

Probably surfing. https://t.co/oOTfKVDrjo

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 19, 2016

Uh…Peace Corps? https://t.co/jFFVfAeedd

— ConservativeNotCrazy (@IAMMGraham) September 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/CommonBrad/status/777986488503980033

https://twitter.com/rklarr/status/777986486687981570

Possible explanations so far include "sightseeing", "getting away from it all", and "goat connoisseuring" https://t.co/9ZnHIC6Qv4

— kilgore trout was in the loop (@KT_So_It_Goes) September 19, 2016

Whoa, this mystery just got even deeper:

https://twitter.com/justinjm1/status/777979800606605312

Pakistan, too, eh?

https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/777987071432679424

Well, he’s certainly gotten the Feds’ attention now!

He was just getting curly fries https://t.co/kAQZ1pE6iX

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) September 19, 2016

That’s probably all it was. Still, the FBI should probably investigate. You know, just as a formality.

I bet 99% of my followers could figure out the purpose faster than the FBI. https://t.co/9vxgB5yhrB

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) September 19, 2016

So he traveled to Afghanistan & Pakistan as a military-aged man, but wasn't on any federal watch list? https://t.co/zoMeliA0H2

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 19, 2016

So he wasn't on a watch list? So what FUCKING GOOD ARE WATCH LISTS

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) September 19, 2016

¯_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/fVAf3BD0Vn

— kilgore trout was in the loop (@KT_So_It_Goes) September 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/PatChristophe11/status/777991282207625216

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/777987229432119296

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.