Mohammed Nasir Askarzada and Jan Mohammad Arash

Jan Mohammad Arash: "Now that we've decided to seek asylum, the danger has multiplied," said Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, who along with Capt. Noorullah Aminyar and Capt. Mohammed Nasir Askarzada travelled more than 500 miles by taxi from a Wal-Mart on Cape Cod to Niagara Falls, according to The Star. "Our pictures are in the newspapers in Afghanistan, Pakistan and all around the world. Now our government has turned against us," Arash, 49, said inside the federal detention facility outside Buffalo, where they are being held. Three visiting Afghan military officials went missing over the weekend, causing a small media panic before they were found Monday at the border and N.Y. - Three Afghan military officers who sought refuge in Canada after taking off from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said Wednesday they were trying to escape Taliban violence at home but now face the wrath of their own government as well. The three walked across the Rainbow Bridge connecting New York to Ontario, Canada, to claim refugee status on Sept. 22 and were turned over to U.S. authorities, who charged them with immigration violations and began removal proceedings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.