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Mali: the military dog who kept working after being wounded in Afghanistan

2012-04-15 Kabul, Afghanistan
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Mali, a Belgian Malinois military working dog, was wounded during a Kabul assault in 2012 but continued helping troops identify threats and safe routes.

Kabul, Afghanistan

PDSA Dickin Medal image indicating Mali’s award; this is not a photograph of Mali. Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.
PDSA Dickin Medal image indicating Mali’s award; this is not a photograph of Mali. Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.

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Mali continued working during a long Kabul assault despite wounds from explosions.

The archive clearly marks the medal image as award-related, not a dog photograph.

Mali is archived because military animal stories need both detail and ethical care.

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