The centre has around 200 dogs, some of them operational, some under training. Breeding also takes place at the centre. It is not only old mines left after three decades of war that take a toll, roadside bombs used by the Taliban remain one the biggest killers in Afghanistan. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says around 1,800 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks were executed between July and September alone. Funded by international partners, the dog handlers and demining teams are all Afghans. – Photos and Text by AFP