Nearly four dozen Afghan troops training in the U.S. have vanished in less than two years, officials confirmed Thursday. At least 44 Afghan troops have left their assigned bases since January 2015, calling into question their training programs' screening processes. When foreign troops who leave military training in the U.S. are gone for more than 24 hours, officials alert Homeland Security, according to the Pentagon. The military training program, on which the White House has spent billions of dollars since 2002, brings in troops from around the world to train at U.S. bases. When foreign troops who leave military training in the U.S. are gone for more than 24 hours, Homeland Security is notified.

Source: Fox News October 06, 2016 08:39 UTC