[Asia Round-up] British military dog captured by Taliban

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British military dog captured by Taliban

Taliban said on Feb. 7, 2014 that they have captured a military dog belonging to NATO forces in Afghanistan, releasing a video of a sad-looking dog chained by a group of Taliban fighters. “Allah gave victory to the Mujahideen!” one of the fighters exclaims, “Down with their spies!” The dog is wearing a high-tech harness outfitted with a GPS device and a flashlight. The NATO-led coalition confirmed that one of its military dogs went missing during a mission in December. The dog is said to belong to British forces and was given the rank of colonel. Military service dogs are used to sniff out bombs and are also used in special forces raids as protection and to help subdue suspects. Bringing dogs into homes during raids is controversial in Afghanistan because dogs are considered unclean by many Muslims.