Dogs are indeed shunned as unclean in Islamic tradition. Will this lead to an outpouring an indignation by "moderates," and a subsequent renunciation of the use of dogs by U.S. forces in Afghanistan? Given today's lunatic PC environment, that isn't out of the question.

"2 Taliban militants bitten by US coalition dogs," from [1] AP, August 15 (thanks to Writer Mom):

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. coalition dogs bit two fleeing suspected Taliban militants during an operation in eastern Afghanistan in which a total of eight insurgents were detained, the coalition said Friday....

In Islamic tradition, dogs are shunned as unclean and dangerous.