Afghans were among several foreign nationals who went AWOL after arriving in the United States. The report said 152 Afghans went AWOL, with 70 moving on to other countries afterward, 39 obtaining legal status like asylum, and 27 either deported, arrested or awaiting processing for removal. SIGAR interviewed seven Afghan trainees who were granted asylum and 35 current personnel, many of whom described looming acts of potential violence. Nearly $70 billion has been spent to train and equip the Afghan security forces, the report said. “If the U.S. government can’t keep tabs on foreign military trainees, maybe the training shouldn’t take place in the United States,” Grassley added.

Source: Washington Post October 20, 2017 10:09 UTC