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**PhillipHer** · 08-16-2008, 01:22 AM

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2 Taliban militants bitten by US coalition dogs
17 hours ago

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â€” U.S. coalition dogs bit two fleeing suspected Taliban militants during an operation in eastern Afghanistan in which a total of eight insurgents were detained, the coalition said Friday.

The raid Thursday in the Muslim country's Paktika province targeted a Taliban sub-commander wanted for kidnapping, killing Afghan soldiers and involvement in roadside attacks, it said.

During the operation, "two militants attempted to flee and were pursued by coalition military working dogs," the coalition said in a statement. "Both militants received dog-bite injuries, one of which required treatment on scene by coalition medical personnel."

1st Lt. Nathan Perry, a coalition spokesman, would not say what kind of dogs were used in the raid, but said the troops will "use dogs when we need to." Perry did not know if the targeted Taliban sub-commander was among those detained and the statement did not specify.

In Islamic tradition, dogs are shunned as unclean and dangerous.

08-16-2008, 01:22 AM	#2
PhillipHer Join Date Jun 2008 Age 58 Posts 4,481 Senior Member	http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...BWLVQD92IKTJO0 2 Taliban militants bitten by US coalition dogs 17 hours ago KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â€” U.S. coalition dogs bit two fleeing suspected Taliban militants during an operation in eastern Afghanistan in which a total of eight insurgents were detained, the coalition said Friday. The raid Thursday in the Muslim country's Paktika province targeted a Taliban sub-commander wanted for kidnapping, killing Afghan soldiers and involvement in roadside attacks, it said. During the operation, "two militants attempted to flee and were pursued by coalition military working dogs," the coalition said in a statement. "Both militants received dog-bite injuries, one of which required treatment on scene by coalition medical personnel." 1st Lt. Nathan Perry, a coalition spokesman, would not say what kind of dogs were used in the raid, but said the troops will "use dogs when we need to." Perry did not know if the targeted Taliban sub-commander was among those detained and the statement did not specify. In Islamic tradition, dogs are shunned as unclean and dangerous.
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