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Title: Here’s how many Afghan troops are still AWOL in America — and why
Post by: rangerrebew on May 13, 2019, 10:57:51 am

Here’s how many Afghan troops are still AWOL in America — and why
By: Kyle Rempfer  

Out of the more than 200 Afghan military trainees who have gone absent without leave in the United States as of February, only a dozen remain at large, immigration officials told Military Times.

“As of Feb. 21, 2019, 228 international military students from Afghanistan have been identified as AWOL," said Carissa Cutrell, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman. “These are across the U.S.”

“ICE’s Counterterrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit continues to monitor the remaining 12 AWOL cases for future enforcement actions,” Cutrell added.

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