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This is a bit from AP "The U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan has led to a dog surge — and unexpected problems in procuring high-quality dog food with enough protein and nutrients for hundreds of canines used to find explosives and perform other energy-intensive missions.

Along with about 37,000 U.S. and NATO troops, the number of military working dogs being brought into the country to search for mines, explosives and to accompany soldiers on patrol is increasing substantially, according to Nick Guidas, the American K-9 project manager for Afghanistan."

What's most interesting about this is the cost: they cost about $40,000 per dog per year.

Afghan national army pays less then $300/month... doing some quick math: that's less then $4000 per Afghan soldier per year... I leave this one open for comments....