Did the United States leave behind military working dogs in cages in Afghanistan?
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
By Alexis Tereszcuk
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A photo of dogs in cages in front of a military helicopter has convinced many people that the U.S. military left them behind in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department has been kept busy since then explaining that none of them are military working dogs.
Eric Pahon, a Pentagon spokesman, told Lead Stories: "The U.S. military did not leave any dogs in cages at Hamid Karzai International Airport....No military working dogs were left behind. Photos circulating online were animals under the care of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, not dogs under the care of the U.S. military."
It appears that several contract companies that had dogs in Afghanistan were working with the Kabul Small Animal Rescue organization to safely evacuate them.
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