“Pineapple Express” does what the active US mil is unable or unwilling to do

Task Force Pineapple, so named because they used the imagine of a pineapple on a cell phone as a code, has succeeded in going into Afghanistan, out from the Kabul airport, and rescuing Afghan allies. While this would be a remarkable story if it was being conducted by current, active duty special operations forces, it’s even more incredible because it’s not.

With the US military stuck at the Kabul airport while our feckless leaders cower before the might of the Taliban, spec ops veterans undertook the mission of their own accord. They’ve rescued at least 600 Afghan allies.

Poetrooper sends in this NY Post article;

A 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.

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.

They were driven by deep frustration “that our own government didn’t do this,” former Navy SEAL Jason Redman told ABC.

“We did what we should do, as Americans,” he said.

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.

After 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.

They normally smuggled people into the airport in the middle of the night, either one person at a time or in pairs.

Poe also directed our attention to this article at The Federalist Papers.

Category: Afghanistan