Minneapolis animal rescue helped evacuate desperate dogs of Kabul

One thought occupies Madeline Jones as she looks into the soulful brown eyes of Misha, her newly adopted rescue dog that arrived from Afghanistan in mid-July.

“I wish she could talk to me,” said Jones. “I wish she could tell me what she’s been through and what it’s all been like.”

Misha, a 2-year-old Anatolian shepherd, would have quite the tale to spin.

Born as bombs fell, the pup, her mother and nine littermates were brought to Kabul Small Animal Rescue (KSAR). The shelter provides veterinary care and permanent housing for neglected, abandoned and injured street dogs and cats endangered by the long-running war.

But this summer, with coalition forces exiting the country amid fears of a resurgent Taliban, KSAR operators feared for the stability of their shelter and the safety of the animals in their care. At the same time, the U.S. government instituted a yearlong ban on importing

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