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BOURNE, Mass. —Police and military officials were searching Monday for three officers from the Afghanistan National Army who went missing during a training exercise at a Cape Cod military base.

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The Afghan soldiers had been participating in a U.S. Central Command Regional Cooperation training exercise at Joint Base Cape Cod, U.S. military officials said. They arrived at Camp Edwards on Sept. 11 and were last seen at the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis Saturday night.

“There is no indication they pose a threat to the public,” Massachusetts National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. James Sahady said.

Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters the military does not believe that the three soldiers pose a danger to the public. He said they are investigating a number of possibilities, including that they "might be trying to defect."

The soldiers were reporting missing by base security personnel on Saturday night. They were identified as Major Jan Mohammad Arash, Captain Mohammad Nasir Askarzada and Captain Noorullah Aminyar.

Base and exercise officials were working with local and state authorities to locate them.


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