The disappearance of dozens of Afghan soldiers during a visit to America
The disappearance of dozens of Afghan soldiers during a visit to America
10/06/2016 16:19 pm (Baghdad time)
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Officials at the US Department of Defense said Pentagon said 44 Afghan soldiers who disappeared during a visit to the United States for military training in less than two years, though it is believed that this is due to their desire to live and work there illegally.
“Reuters” news agency on Thursday reported that the number of disappeared is relatively small, it has received about 2,200 Afghan soldier military training in the United States since 2007, but that it raises questions about security and screening procedures for training programs.
And that such accidents may cause embarrassment to the administration of US President Barack Obama, which has spent billions of dollars on training Afghan forces, while Washington is seeking to withdraw from the costly war going on for 15 years.
Detection of cases of disappearances have raised criticism from supporters of Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in the US presidential election, which the Obama administration was accused of failing to conduct an appropriate examination arrivals of migrants from predominantly Muslim countries, and vowed to take a tougher stance in the case of his victory.
Despite the disappearance of members of other foreign forces receiving training in the United States, the official at the Pentagon said that the pace of Afghan forces disappearance disturbing “and beyond the ordinary.”
According to a Pentagon spokesman, Adam Stamp, that since September alone, left eight Afghan soldiers military bases without permission, and added that the number of Afghan soldiers who have disappeared since January 2015 amounted to 44, a number has not been disclosed before.
Stamp said, “The Ministry of Defense ways to strengthen the eligibility criteria for training programs a way that minimizes the likelihood of the escape of any Afghan full of desire training in the United States.”
He said the Afghans in US training programs are subject to scrutiny to ensure that their involvement in human rights violations or belonging to militant groups before allowing them to enter the United States.
A Pentagon official, who asked not to be named, said there is no evidence that the missing soldiers committed any crimes or pose a threat to US Altdh.anthy 29/9 P
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