Dogs of war: Afghan mutts find new home after missing US evacuation

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KABUL: In a makeshift training centre at Kabul airport, dozens of dogs that were left behind during last month\u0027s chaotic evacuations from Afghanistan have found a new home - and new handlers. While it i

While it is unclear who the dogs belonged to, many were found in the section of the airport that was used by American forces, and some were trained to sniff out explosives, their new handlers say.

"When I saw I went to save the dogs," he told AFP at the training centre, which faces hangars that were used for US planes and military equipment. The United States pulled its final troops out of Afghanistan on Aug 30, ending America's longest war just ahead of the anniversary of the Sep 11, 2001 attacks that prompted the US-led invasion.Hours after the last soldier left, animal rights group PETA said in a statement that 60 bomb-sniffing dogs and 60 other"working dogs" were left behind by the US forces.

 

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