The Taliban say they have captured a dog belonging to the US military following a raid in eastern Afghanistan late last year.

The Taliban say they have captured a dog belonging to the US military following a raid in eastern Afghanistan late last year.

A video posted on the insurgents' website on Wednesday and later on Facebook shows the animal, named by the Taliban as "Colonel", being held on a leash in a small, well-lit courtyard surrounded by five men holding guns and grenades.

Wearing a black vest with pouches for equipment, the dark brown canine wags its tail and later perks up its ears as the militants begin chanting "Allah hu Akbar" ("God is greatest").

The video's narrator says three guns, one pistol and other equipment including a GPS and a torch were seized from the dog, which was captured after a US operation in Alingar, a volatile district in Afghanistan's Laghman province.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said Thursday that The Americans conducted an operation on the positions of the group's fighters in Alingar district (of Laghman province).