![]() ![]() The group dodged heavily militarized Taliban checkpoints to smuggle people through to the airport, using images of pineapples on their phones to show those being brought in that they were on their side. ![]() “That is an astounding number for an organization that was only assembled days before the start of operations and most of its members had never met each other in person,” former Green Beret Capt. Redman felt frustrated since his own government was lending out a helping hand to those who needed it. They normally smuggled people into the airport in the middle of the night, either one person at a time or in pairs. REUTERSĪfter the Taliban’s target and his family of six were rescued, the task force continued rescuing Afghan allies - and has so far helped at least 630 get through the deadly ring of steel outside Kabul airport to safely evacuate. After the US military pulled out of Afghanistan, US vets came back to make sure no one was left behind. They initially formed to rescue an ex-Afghan commando who was getting death threats from the Taliban for having worked with US special forces and elite SEAL Team Six, ABC said. “We did what we should do, as Americans,” he said. They were driven by deep frustration “that our own government didn’t do this,” former Navy SEAL Jason Redman told ABC. ![]() The weeklong secret operation dubbed “Pineapple Express” has been carried out by a group of special ops veterans including retired Green Berets and SEAL Team commanders, they told ABC News. US pass on Taliban ask led to troop pullout chaos: GOP reportĪ group of highly trained US military veterans has been secretly rescuing hundreds of allied operatives from Afghanistan - volunteering over fears those allies would otherwise be left for dead, according to a report. GOP targets Blinken, Sullivan for testimony over Afghanistan collapse Kabul airport bomber was known for ‘days’ before explosion that killed 13 Americans: ex-MarineĨ Afghanistan vets look back in anger - and pride - over America’s longest war ![]()
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