They said the dog, apparently called Colonel, was wearing a GPS tracking device, a torch and small camera.<\/p>\n
The small reddish-brown dog was paraded for a Taliban cameraman, reports the BBC’s David Loyn in Kabul.<\/p>\n
The Taliban said the dog was taken during a night raid in Laghman in eastern Afghanistan in late December.<\/p>\n
The insurgents also showed off captured weapons of a type frequently used by American special forces. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This brings the war to a whole new level in my mind. If they harm one hair on his head….<\/p>\n
There’s video at the link of the little fella.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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