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Afghan Taliban 'capture US military dog' Afghan Taliban capture British military dog
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The Taliban claim to have captured a dog belonging to US troops during fighting in eastern Afghanistan last December. ISAF officials in Afghanistan have confirmed a military dog went missing during a mission in December last year.
They released footage featuring the dog, apparently called "Colonel". US military sources say the dog belonged to a coalition partner and the BBC understands it was working for British forces.
The militant group said the dog was wearing a harness with a GPS tracking device, a torch and small camera. The Taliban earlier released footage of what they claimed was a dog they captured from US troops.
US officials said they were investigating the claim. Correspondents say the incident is likely to be an embarrassment to them. They said the dog, apparently called Colonel, was wearing a GPS tracking device, a torch and small camera.
Looking rather mournful, on a lead being held by a long-haired Taliban fighter, the small reddish-brown dog was paraded for a Taliban cameraman, reports the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul.Looking rather mournful, on a lead being held by a long-haired Taliban fighter, the small reddish-brown dog was paraded for a Taliban cameraman, reports the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul.
They said the dog was taken during a night raid in Laghman in eastern Afghanistan in late December. The Taliban said the dog was taken during a night raid in Laghman in eastern Afghanistan in late December.
They also showed off weapons captured in the fighting of a type frequently used by American special forces. The insurgents also showed off captured weapons of a type frequently used by American special forces.
Our correspondent says there were local reports a few weeks ago that a senior Taliban commander in the area was seen with a "foreign dog".Our correspondent says there were local reports a few weeks ago that a senior Taliban commander in the area was seen with a "foreign dog".
But the video is the first positive sighting of the dog. But the video is the first positive sighting.
Coalition forces have long used sniffer and protection dogs in Afghanistan, mostly German Shepherds, Labradors or Spaniels. Coalition forces have long used sniffer and protection dogs in Afghanistan, mostly German shepherds, Labradors or spaniels.