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An edgeofyourseat thriller about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comradeand 500 other Afghansbeing targeted by the Taliban in the chaos of Americas withdrawal from Afghanistan

In April 2021 an urgent call was placed from a Special Forces operator serving overseas The message was clear Get Nezam out of Afghanistan now Nezam was part of the Afghan National Armys first group of Americantrained commandos he passed through Fort Braggs legendary Q course and served alongside the US Special Forces for over a decade But Afghanistans government and army were on the edge of collapse and Nezam was receiving threatening texts from the Taliban The message reached Nezams former commanding officer retired Lt Col Scott Mann who couldnt face the idea of losing another soldier in the long War on Terror Immediately 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 Talibancontrolled 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 Americanheld 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 atrisk women and children Task Force Pineapple widens its scopeand ends up rescuing 500 more Afghans from Kabul in the three chaotic days before the ISISK suicide bombing Operation Pineapple Express is a thrilling suspenseful tale of service and loyalty amidst the chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan