An SAS canine handler who ran into the line of fire to save a dog is being lined up for a gallantry medal.
The unnamed sergeant carried the wounded Belgian shepherd dog 50 yards through territory in Afghanistan that was under fire.
After getting to a helicopter, he then saved the dog by stemming the blood loss from its wounds.
A source told the Sunday Mirror: ‘This was as heroic as it gets.
There is an unbreakable bond between handlers and their dogs.’
The gallantry came while the SAS was targeting 14 Taliban militants south of Kabul last year before coalition forces exited Afghanistan.
The militants were reported to be executing locals who helped government troops in a fortified compound.
Helicopters carrying SAS and Afghan commandos landed and were immediately attacked by the Taliban.
The dog had been sent to flush out a sniper by following laser dots projected by the handler.
A source told the Sunday Mirror: ‘This was as heroic as it gets.
There is an unbreakable bond between handlers and their dogs.’
The gallantry came while the SAS was targeting 14 Taliban militants south of Kabul last year before coalition forces exited Afghanistan.
The militants were reported to be executing locals who helped government troops in a fortified compound.
Helicopters carrying SAS and Afghan commandos landed and were immediately attacked by the Taliban.
The dog had been sent to flush out a sniper by following laser dots projected by the handler.
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