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No service dogs were abandoned by the US Army when they left Kabul , capital of Afghanistan, was confirmed Tuesday by John Kirby, press secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD, for its acronym in English). Various images had been shared on social networks accusing President Joe Biden of evil handling the withdrawal of the troops. The dogs are currently in the care of an Afghan refugee family until they can be evacuated.
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“To correct erroneous reports, United States Armed Forces did not leave any dogs in cages at Hamid Karzai International Airport, including dogs from reported military work . The photos circulating online were animals in the care of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, not dogs in our care, ”Kirby wrote.
To correct erroneous reports, the US Military did not leave any dogs in cages at Hamid Karzai International Airport, including the reported military working dogs. Photos circulating online were animals under the care of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, not dogs under our care.
– John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 30, 2021
Hours after last plane C – 17 of the United States departed from Hamid Karzai International Airport , among Internet users on various social networks an image began to circulate of a shed that allegedly belonged to the Armed Forces at the Kabul airfield, a helicopter and in front of more than a dozen cages in which the canines were inside. This image went viral and they began to criticize the Biden administration for having left the dogs abandoned.