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10-21-2017, 07:23 AM
Report: 152 Afghan trainees have gone AWOL in U.S. since 2005
By Robert Burns | The Associated Press
October 20, 2017
At least 152 Afghans sent to the United States for military training during the course of the war against the Taliban have gone AWOL, and the problem, which worsened last year, is unlikely to improve soon, U.S. inspectors said Friday.
AWOL Afghans are considered a security risk in the U.S. because they have military training and are of fighting age, and relatively few are ever arrested or detained, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/20/afghan-trainees-awol-us/
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At least 152 Afghans sent to the United States for military training during the course of the war against the Taliban have gone AWOL, and the problem, which worsened last year, is unlikely to improve soon, U.S. inspectors said Friday.
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http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/20/afghan-trainees-awol-us/
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Afghan national army officers during a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC) in Afghanistan, October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
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