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ROGUE SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM EXITS AFGHANISTAN
The rogue group of retired vets and contractors exited Afghanistan in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd with the aid of a French special forces unit stationed in Mali.
The rogue group of men who had caused multiple headaches for the Taliban , and the Biden administration as they came to the rescue of U.S. citizens left behind by the Biden administration to fend for themselves against Taliban hunting teams, who mercilessly went door to door killing anyone with any involvement to the U.S. troops prior to their overnight withdrawal of Afghanistan, made a hasty exit Thursday after a firefight broke out, and several hundred Taliban fighters surrounded their position just outside kabul.
The special operations team left the United States on the eve of August 31st with 11 men intent on rescuing the nephew of a sitting U.S senator, And once their mission was complete, stayed after witnessing the death squads of Taliban fighters murdering U.S. and Afghan citizens. And seeing just how many U.S. citizens had been abandoned by the Biden administration.
In the first few days the team had lost 2 men in combat and 1 seriously injured , but continued to press on to save as many people as they could , and get them to safe houses inside Pakistan. The 8 remaining men continued to attack multiple Taliban outposts and patrols during the day , and extracting U.S. and Afghan citizens by night.
In the early morning hours of Tuesday September 21st their success came to an abrupt end as the Taliban learned their position and closed in on them , surrounding the men and attacking them. The team leader used a secure satellite link to call for help from French special forces, but help was more then 24 hours away, leaving the men to fight for their lives until help could arrive.
The rogue operations team successfully held their position against insurmountable odds for a period of 36 hours, but not before losing 3 more team members to the Taliban fighters and injuring the remaining 5.
French special forces arrived early Thursday morning to find the men closely together protecting their lost teammates and each other ,and almost out of ammunition. The French team of 28 men quickly moved to evacuate the rogue operations team by using a smoke and mirrors tactic along with cover fire from 2 black hawk helicopters. All 8 men were evacuated to a safe zone inside Pakistan where the 5 wounded and battered men were immediately treated and the 3 lost men were properly prepared for travel.
A French special forces commander reported to the associated press Thursday that although wounded the U.S. special operations team members that made it , were wounded, tired and battered ,but otherwise in stable condition and all 5 remaining men were expected to make full recoveries. He was quoted as saying " These men are some of the greatest warriors i have ever had the pleasure to meet, they should all be proud of what they accomplished, and I am proud to have been able to help them make it home to tell their stories of victory in the face of defeat."
The French commander reported about 200 Taliban fighters within 1500 yards of the men when they passed overhead to their position, and every man there was prepared to fight to the end. Some of the men were down to handguns and hand held weapons, and had made their peace with God and each other moments before we arrived. The first words the U.S. team leader spoke to me was " we will carry our own off this field , just (expletive) cover us."
The rogue operations team has now been credited with saving 72 U.S. citizens, the nephew of a U.S. senator and roughly 200 Afghan citizens. They are expected to arrive in France sometime early Friday morning September 24th and begin their journey back to the United States.
Photo credit A.P.
Fox News Michael Wellington
ROGUE SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM EXITS AFGHANISTAN
The rogue group of retired vets and contractors exited Afghanistan in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd with the aid of a French special forces unit stationed in Mali.
The rogue group of men who had caused multiple headaches for the Taliban , and the Biden administration as they came to the rescue of U.S. citizens left behind by the Biden administration to fend for themselves against Taliban hunting teams, who mercilessly went door to door killing anyone with any involvement to the U.S. troops prior to their overnight withdrawal of Afghanistan, made a hasty exit Thursday after a firefight broke out, and several hundred Taliban fighters surrounded their position just outside kabul.
The special operations team left the United States on the eve of August 31st with 11 men intent on rescuing the nephew of a sitting U.S senator, And once their mission was complete, stayed after witnessing the death squads of Taliban fighters murdering U.S. and Afghan citizens. And seeing just how many U.S. citizens had been abandoned by the Biden administration.
In the first few days the team had lost 2 men in combat and 1 seriously injured , but continued to press on to save as many people as they could , and get them to safe houses inside Pakistan. The 8 remaining men continued to attack multiple Taliban outposts and patrols during the day , and extracting U.S. and Afghan citizens by night.
In the early morning hours of Tuesday September 21st their success came to an abrupt end as the Taliban learned their position and closed in on them , surrounding the men and attacking them. The team leader used a secure satellite link to call for help from French special forces, but help was more then 24 hours away, leaving the men to fight for their lives until help could arrive.
The rogue operations team successfully held their position against insurmountable odds for a period of 36 hours, but not before losing 3 more team members to the Taliban fighters and injuring the remaining 5.
French special forces arrived early Thursday morning to find the men closely together protecting their lost teammates and each other ,and almost out of ammunition. The French team of 28 men quickly moved to evacuate the rogue operations team by using a smoke and mirrors tactic along with cover fire from 2 black hawk helicopters. All 8 men were evacuated to a safe zone inside Pakistan where the 5 wounded and battered men were immediately treated and the 3 lost men were properly prepared for travel.
A French special forces commander reported to the associated press Thursday that although wounded the U.S. special operations team members that made it , were wounded, tired and battered ,but otherwise in stable condition and all 5 remaining men were expected to make full recoveries. He was quoted as saying " These men are some of the greatest warriors i have ever had the pleasure to meet, they should all be proud of what they accomplished, and I am proud to have been able to help them make it home to tell their stories of victory in the face of defeat."
The French commander reported about 200 Taliban fighters within 1500 yards of the men when they passed overhead to their position, and every man there was prepared to fight to the end. Some of the men were down to handguns and hand held weapons, and had made their peace with God and each other moments before we arrived. The first words the U.S. team leader spoke to me was " we will carry our own off this field , just (expletive) cover us."
The rogue operations team has now been credited with saving 72 U.S. citizens, the nephew of a U.S. senator and roughly 200 Afghan citizens. They are expected to arrive in France sometime early Friday morning September 24th and begin their journey back to the United States.
Photo credit A.P.
Fox News Michael Wellington
