The US Left More Than 100 Dogs in Kabul — And Some Are Now in Taliban Hands
Mil & Intel
By Hollie McKay | November 29, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan – Almost three months ago, a social media firestorm erupted after users circulated an image of around 130 dogs in cages amid the frenzied US evacuation from Hamid Karzai International Airport, or HKIA. Rumors spread that the US government was leaving behind working dogs.
The Department of Defense quickly clarified that the canines did not belong to the American military but were privately owned by contractors and had been placed in the care of private nongovernmental organization Kabul Small Animal Rescue.
Charlotte Maxwell-Jones founded Small Animal Rescue in 2018 and, months after the US’ last plane left, continues to operate veterinary and rescue services across embattled Afghanistan. Of the 130 dogs left by the US — most of whom were released from their cages in the final hours of the evacuation — Small Animal Rescue has recovered around 70, she said, and she estimated that 20-30 have died.
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