Posted on 10/21/2017 7:07:39 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
According to a report from the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, 152 soldiers from the Afghan army who had been selected for special training in the United States have gone AWOL while on U.S. soil.
According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, 13 of the 152 who had gone AWOL were still at large as of March 7 of this year. Seventy of the 152 had fled the United States; 39 gained legal status in the U.S.; and 27 were arrested, removed or in the process of being removed from the U.S. Three no longer were AWOL or returned to their training base in the U.S.
"There are so many problems here, it’s hard to know where to start," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a statement. "This is bad for national security, bad for Afghan military readiness, and bad for U.S. taxpayers."
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.
Nearly all the Afghans who fled since 2005 were officers. Most were what the military calls "company grade" officers, meaning they were at the rank of lieutenant or captain. The prevalence of this group to abandon training posts is "particularly alarming," the report said, given the officers' important role in maintaining the overall readiness of the Afghan military.
The Afghans have fled from posts across America, including Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, where they are required to take English-language training; Fort Rucker, Ala.; Fort Benning, Ga.; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
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Not to worry. These are officers—the cream of Afghanistan. /S
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Yyyeahhh. I think one or more of them may have recently visited Las Vegas.
This is ridiculous corruption. There is obviously no need to fly Afghans all the way to the US for training. Some Americans are making money off of this.
Who had the bright idea to send these guys here in the first place?
More than one for sure.
Yeah, that’s my concern too.
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Crusade against these saracen invaders.
I really want to say more.
While I am not saying this is not a problem, it has been happening for years. Officer from Muslim countries think they are superior to their infidel trainers. So when they attend Military schools here, they do what they want. Saw it first hand with Saudi and Iraqi Officers at Fort Leonard Wood. They don’t show up for a few days. Turns out they went to KC or St. Louis.
It is conventional wisdom in Afghanistan that people will likely try to flee if they are allowed to travel to Western countries.
The Government there looks carefully before allowing an individual to travel, because they expect many to jump ship.
This is not something new, and likely not a particular security threat. It is just because Afghanistan lacks opportunity, and has extraordinary security risk for those living there.
Hint: Check the nearest strip club. No problem with finding them there.
Oh, many were Prince so and so, so there is that political aspect.
now tell us they were well vetted and there are no ISIS or AQ Trojan horses among them.
now tell us they were well vetted and there are no ISIS or AQ Trojan horses among them.
How in the world are 39 of them granted legal status?
Long US policy to train Foreign Military Officers
http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/us-military-train-foreign-coups/
They got home sick and went to Chicago.
Can ya blame em?
You wouldn’t want to go back to the outhouse they call home either.
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