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As the U.S. Looks to Hand Over Responsibilities to Afghan Forces, Afghan Forces Run Away

Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com. September 3, 2011.

Data shows nearly 25,000 Afghan troops deserted in last six months.

Uncle Sam's Favorite Targets

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. November 19, 2007.

The Army's high desertion rates are prompting Uncle Sam to fish harder for high school seniors to join the ranks.

Going AWOL vs. Going to Iraq

Mary Wiltenburg, Der Spiegel. March 26, 2007.

As criticism of the Iraq war grows at home, some US soldiers abroad increasingly are rejecting Bush's mission. On military bases across Germany, many are now seeking a way out through desertion or early discharge.

AWOL Soldiers Get Cold Shoulder from Canada

Mary Ambrose, New America Media. January 5, 2007.

Canada's official reception to war-resisting American soldiers resisting the Iraq war has been frosty.

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