Operation Pineapple Express
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- Author：Scott Mann
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Summary
Listening length: 10 hours and 33 minutes
An edge-of-your-seat thriller about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comrade—and 500 other Afghans—being targeted by the Taliban in the chaos of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan。
In April， an urgent call was placed from a Special Forces operator serving overseas。 The message: Get Nezam out of Afghanistan now。 Nezam was part of the Afghan National Army’s first group of American-trained commandos。 He passed through Fort Bragg’s legendary Q course and served alongside the US Special Forces for over a decade。 But Afghanistan’s government and army are collapsing， and Nezam is getting threatening texts from the Taliban。 The message reached Nezam’s former commanding officer， retired Lt。 Col。 Scott Mann， who can’t face the idea of losing another soldier in the long War on Terror。 He sends out an SOS to a group of Afghan vets （Navy SEALs， Green Berets， CIA officers， USAID advisors）。 They all answer the call for one last mission。
Operating out of basements and garages， Task Force Pineapple organizes an escape route for Nezam and gets him into hiding in Taliban-controlled Kabul。 After many tense days， he braves the enemy checkpoints and the crowds of thousands blocking the airport gates。 He finally makes it through the wire and into the American-held airport thanks to the frantic efforts of the Pineapple express， a relentless Congressional aide， and a US embassy official。 Nezam is safe， but calls are coming in from all directions requesting help for other Afghan soldiers， interpreters， and at-risk women and children。 Task Force Pineapple begins all over again—and ends up rescuing 500 more Afghans from Kabul in the three chaotic days before the ISIS-K suicide bombing。 Operation Pineapple Express is a thrilling， suspenseful tale of service and loyalty amidst the chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan。
An edge-of-your-seat thriller about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comrade—and 500 other Afghans—being targeted by the Taliban in the chaos of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan。
In April， an urgent call was placed from a Special Forces operator serving overseas。 The message: Get Nezam out of Afghanistan now。 Nezam was part of the Afghan National Army’s first group of American-trained commandos。 He passed through Fort Bragg’s legendary Q course and served alongside the US Special Forces for over a decade。 But Afghanistan’s government and army are collapsing， and Nezam is getting threatening texts from the Taliban。 The message reached Nezam’s former commanding officer， retired Lt。 Col。 Scott Mann， who can’t face the idea of losing another soldier in the long War on Terror。 He sends out an SOS to a group of Afghan vets （Navy SEALs， Green Berets， CIA officers， USAID advisors）。 They all answer the call for one last mission。
Operating out of basements and garages， Task Force Pineapple organizes an escape route for Nezam and gets him into hiding in Taliban-controlled Kabul。 After many tense days， he braves the enemy checkpoints and the crowds of thousands blocking the airport gates。 He finally makes it through the wire and into the American-held airport thanks to the frantic efforts of the Pineapple express， a relentless Congressional aide， and a US embassy official。 Nezam is safe， but calls are coming in from all directions requesting help for other Afghan soldiers， interpreters， and at-risk women and children。 Task Force Pineapple begins all over again—and ends up rescuing 500 more Afghans from Kabul in the three chaotic days before the ISIS-K suicide bombing。 Operation Pineapple Express is a thrilling， suspenseful tale of service and loyalty amidst the chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan。
Reviews
Margaret Closs
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Initially it took me a little bit to get into this book。 The writing style is very direct （you can tell it was written by an ex-Green Beret）。 The author tells the story of the downfall of Afghanistan and the mistakes and moral failures of our government and our culture in supporting our Afghan allies。 It is not judgmental， it is fairly even handed and I think a must-read for people of either political party。 It is honest about the failures of our leadership and the horror that our veterans not o Initially it took me a little bit to get into this book。 The writing style is very direct （you can tell it was written by an ex-Green Beret）。 The author tells the story of the downfall of Afghanistan and the mistakes and moral failures of our government and our culture in supporting our Afghan allies。 It is not judgmental， it is fairly even handed and I think a must-read for people of either political party。 It is honest about the failures of our leadership and the horror that our veterans not only go through， but then continue to go through when they put theirselves on the line for their brothers and sisters。 It's a sober tale， but one that must be told and one that leaves you angry at senior leadership and wanting consequences for their failings and the danger they have put our country in。 One point the author made about saving our partners was one I had not hear， but seemed like it should have been publicized more。 This point is that by allowing our Afghan allies to get caught/tortured， etc，， our information of our soldiers and top secret information is also at risk。 The moral failure was a big enough reason to show up， but national security was as well。 The book does give the reader some hope that there are still heroes in this world。 。。。more
Laura Rogers
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Damn！ Operation Pineapple Express is an incredible nonfiction story that reads like a bestselling military action thriller。 It would make a great movie。 If you have any doubt that the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan was a giant shit show， READ THIS BOOK。 And if you ever doubt that our U。 S。 military has produced some of the guttsiest， most honorable people anywhere on the planet， READ THIS BOOK。 In the aftermath of the twenty year war， we abandoned thousands of Afghan citizens and mili Damn！ Operation Pineapple Express is an incredible nonfiction story that reads like a bestselling military action thriller。 It would make a great movie。 If you have any doubt that the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan was a giant shit show， READ THIS BOOK。 And if you ever doubt that our U。 S。 military has produced some of the guttsiest， most honorable people anywhere on the planet， READ THIS BOOK。 In the aftermath of the twenty year war， we abandoned thousands of Afghan citizens and military that worked with us and fought alongside us。 We broke our promises。 We left them to the Taliban。 It was disgraceful。 Everyone knew it。 After all other avenues failed to get our government to act， a small number of dedicated， highly skilled retired military special forces launched the rescue mission our government wouldn't， saving over 500 people from almost certain death。 We lost thirteen of our own。 When you are done reading， I hope you are moved to do something。 There is more to be done。 Use the power of your vote。 Research and support organizations dedicated to supporting our soldiers here and abroad。 Tell others to read Operation Pineapple Express。 Don't ever forget。I read a drc from the publisher via Netgalley。 An audio version is also available。 Publication slated for 8/30/22。 。。。more
Laura Rogers
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Damn！ Operation Pineapple Express is an incredible nonfiction story that reads like a bestselling military action thriller。 It would make a great movie。If you have any doubt that the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan was a giant shit show， READ THIS BOOK。 And if you ever doubt that our U。 S。 military has produced some of the guttsiest， most honorable people anywhere on the planet， READ THIS BOOK。 In the aftermath of the twenty year war， we abandoned thousands of Afghan citizens and milit Damn！ Operation Pineapple Express is an incredible nonfiction story that reads like a bestselling military action thriller。 It would make a great movie。If you have any doubt that the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan was a giant shit show， READ THIS BOOK。 And if you ever doubt that our U。 S。 military has produced some of the guttsiest， most honorable people anywhere on the planet， READ THIS BOOK。 In the aftermath of the twenty year war， we abandoned thousands of Afghan citizens and military that worked with us and fought alongside us。 We broke our promises。 We left them to the Taliban。 It was disgraceful。 Everyone knew it。 After all other avenues failed to get our government to act， a small number of dedicated， highly skilled military and ex-military launched the rescue mission our government wouldn't， saving over 500 people from almost certain death。 We lost thirteen of our own。 When you are done reading， I hope you are moved to do something。 There is more to be done。 Use the power of your vote。 Research and support organizations dedicated to supporting our soldiers here and abroad。 Tell others to read Operation Pineapple Express。 Don't ever forget。 。。。more
Shannon
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