Moment Taliban camel kicks a US soldier in his side after he tried to smack animal on its backside

• A US soldier in Afghanistan tried to touch camel
• Video was posted on Monday and has been viewed more than 80,000 times

A U.S. soldier who was going through with a bet to slap a camel on its backside left his comrades in hysterical laughter after he received a hard kick in the side from the animal.

The video shows the soldier, who appears to be named Frank and is in Afghanistan, standing near a Taliban camel before working up enough courage to try and touch it.

Without even getting to as much as stroke the animal, the soldier receives a quick, hard reminder of who is actually boss.

A US soldier, who appears to be named Frank and is in Afghanistan, attempts to touch a Taliban camel on its backside before being on the receiving end of a hard, quick kick from the animal

'Okay this might be the worst idea in the whole f******* world but ready, Frank?' the man filming

said.

Then another man is heard saying to the soldier, 'just touch him' to which he replies, 'Touch him? He's gonna buck me. I just want to smack him in the a** and get out of here.'

As if they already knew what to expect, some of the onlookers say, 'He's going to bite the s*** out of you'.

The soldier is told by his comrades to touch the camel to which he replies in a shocked manner, 'Touch him? He's gonna buck me!'

The soldier seemed to be apprehensive at first with going through with what appeared to be a dare before attempting twice to touch the camel

'Not as cool as I thought', the soldier says as he kneels over in pain before walking away as his comrades continue laughing

The soldier attempts once to try and touch the camel and on his second attempt receives the blow in his side before falling to the ground as laughter is heard in the background.

'Not as cool as I thought', the soldier says as he kneels over in pain before walking away as his comrades continue laughing.

The video was posted to LiveLeak on Monday and has since been viewed more 87,000 times.