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<strong>With their overseas assignment in Afghanistan coming to an abrupt end due to deteriorating situation in the country as the Taliban assumed control with US disengaging from there, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police&rsquo;s trained dogs who returned recently are back in action.</strong></p>
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Yes, we are talking about the combat canines &ndash; Roobi (a female Belgian Malinois breed), Maya (female Labrador) and Bobby (male Doberman) &ndash; who have now been posted in the anti-Naxal operations unit operating in Chhattisgarh.</p>
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Part of the ITBP commando security contingent in Afghanistan the three on their return from there were moved to a special dog kennel at the ITBP camp in south-west Delhi&rsquo;s Chhawla area. They had arrived at Ghaziabad&rsquo;s Hindon airbase on August 17 (Tuesday) in a special military evacuation flight. They were part of the 150 member Indian contingent, including 99 ITBP commandos, that took an IAF aircraft from Kabul&#39;s Hamid Karzai International Airport to reach Hindon.</p>
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The trio had worked tirelessly guarding the Indian Embassy in Kabul and its diplomatic staff. An ITPB source said: &ldquo;The three dogs detected many improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and protected the lives of not only Indian diplomats but also the local Afghan civilians working in the embassy.&quot;</p>
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The official added: &ldquo;They will soon be deployed with ITBP units undertaking anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh.&rdquo;</p>
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These canines were raised and trained at Bhanu near Chandigarh where the ITBP national training centre for dogs (NTCD) is located.</p>
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