Saturday, May 1, 2010

Lost Dogs: "Dog of War" Found in Afghanistan a Year Later

Sabi Gets a Hero's Welcome After Being Missing in Action for 14 Months
They depended on Sabi. The black Labrador sniffed out roadside bombs, detected explosives and saved lives on a regular basis. The good news is that somebody saved her life in return. But nobody knows who it was.

Sabi had been working with a special Australian unit involved in training Afghan security forces. The joint Australian-Afghan army patrol was ambushed by militant fighters in September 2008, and a violent battle ensued. The gunfight wounded nine soldiers and earned another one Australia's highest bravery medal. When the fierce skirmish ended, Sabi was nowhere to be found. They searched for her for months to no avail. Read more . . .

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