desertion

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When Fiji de-criminalized the desertion of indenture contracts in 1916, it is little wonder that hundreds of workers left the colony's sugar plantations.

From Salon

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned soldiers could face prosecution for desertion if they travel to Ukraine to fight the Russian army.

From BBC

Outside information never quite penetrated — such as that of Michael O’Hanlon, a Brookings expert, who found that the Afghan army had annual attrition rates of 20 to 30 percent because of desertions and casualties.

From Washington Post

Hospitals fear that desertions of medical staff here, particularly nurses, have reached a critical point just as the Delta variant sends infections cases soaring, as it has elsewhere in Southeast Asia and globally.

From Reuters

But because of corruption, desertion and casualties, only a sixth of that number were actually in the fight against the Taliban this year, U.S. officials say.

From New York Times