Part 8 Dogs of Peace

Shot in Afghanistan 9 months after 9/11 and within weeks of the "fall" of the Taliban, Dogs of Peace is a documentary about Land Mine Dogs. The dogs and men who handle them, whose job it is to find and depose of these insidious weapons. Now that's a Dirty Job.

This documentary tells of the terrors and hardships faced by the people of Afghanistan at that time. This is he story of the Afghan men and their dogs of the Mine Detection Squad who put their lives on the line every day as they search out the ten million land mines that infest Afghanistan. The special is hosted by Heather Mills-McCartney who is a strong anti land mine activist.

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[SocalSamStokes]

Impressive work by these soldiers. As I understand the religion of Islam, dogs are not considered part of the culture like here in the US. In my neighborhood, everyone has a dog.

But this is a great way for the two cultures to better understand each other.