Afghan Taliban holding British military dog 'hostage'!

The Afghan Taliban has released a video showing a captured allied soldier - a British military service pup.

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) officials in Afghanistan confirmed a military dog went missing during a mission last year in December.

The Taliban said the dog, apparently called Colonel, was wearing a GPS tracking device, a torch and small camera.

According to the BBC, the video showed that a long-haired Taliban fighter holding the small reddish-brown dog.

The Taliban also showed off captured weapons of a type frequently used by American special forces, the report added.