Three Afghan army officers who went missing during a training exercise at a US base have been found trying to cross the border into Canada, a Pentagon official says.
The three soldiers disappeared on Saturday and were identified as they attempted to enter Canadian territory near Niagara Falls, the US defence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP on Monday.
Their bid to cross into Canada suggested the officers could be seeking asylum status.
US officials declined to provide further details and referred questions to Canada's border authorities.
The three from the Afghan National Army (ANA) had been last seen Saturday at a mall in Hyannis, Massachusetts, where they were on an outing with fellow Afghan troops, Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren told reporters earlier.
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It was the second time in a week that Afghan soldiers attending a course in the United States went missing.
A week ago, two training at the Quantico base in Virginia were unaccounted for until they were located two days later in the Georgetown district of Washington DC.
