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MIA dog found in Afghanistan after 14 months
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November 13, 2009, Friday
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A BOMB-SNIFFING dog that disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan between Australian troops and militant fighters has been found and returned to its unit 14 months later.
Sabi the black Labrador will get a celebrity welcome home.
Sabi was with a joint Australian-Afghan army patrol ambushed in restless Uruzgan province in September 2008, resulting in a gunfight that wounded nine troops and earned one Australian soldier the country's highest bravery medal. But there was no sign of Sabi after the battle.
Defense officials said yesterday that an American soldier recovered Sabi at an isolated patrol base elsewhere in Uruzgan.
The dog was returned to the Australians' base in the province just in time for a visit by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. "Sabi is back home in one piece and is a genuinely nice pooch as well," Rudd said.
Exactly where Sabi has been or what happened to her during the past 14 months will probably never be known, though her being in good condition when she was found indicated somebody had been looking after her, said Australian military spokesman Brigadier Brian Dawson.
The dog was being tested for diseases before a decision was made on whether she can return to Australia.
Most of the 1,500 Australian troops in Afghanistan are involved in training Afghan security forces. Among them are units that use dogs to sniff out roadside bombs and other explosive booby traps.
Sabi the black Labrador will get a celebrity welcome home.
Sabi was with a joint Australian-Afghan army patrol ambushed in restless Uruzgan province in September 2008, resulting in a gunfight that wounded nine troops and earned one Australian soldier the country's highest bravery medal. But there was no sign of Sabi after the battle.
Defense officials said yesterday that an American soldier recovered Sabi at an isolated patrol base elsewhere in Uruzgan.
The dog was returned to the Australians' base in the province just in time for a visit by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. "Sabi is back home in one piece and is a genuinely nice pooch as well," Rudd said.
Exactly where Sabi has been or what happened to her during the past 14 months will probably never be known, though her being in good condition when she was found indicated somebody had been looking after her, said Australian military spokesman Brigadier Brian Dawson.
The dog was being tested for diseases before a decision was made on whether she can return to Australia.
Most of the 1,500 Australian troops in Afghanistan are involved in training Afghan security forces. Among them are units that use dogs to sniff out roadside bombs and other explosive booby traps.
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