Frustration and fear grow over the recent spike in violence and both the Afghan government and Taliban are blaming each other.
Taliban fighters have killed 12 more Afghan troops in the siege of a government building that has continued into its second day.
Afghans in the US training program are vetted before being allowed into the United States and the disclosure of the missing troops could fuel criticism of the Obama administration by supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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