Veteran group says it moved 630 Afghans to Kabul airport: Report

The group says it conducted an unofficial mission to evacuate members of the Afghan special forces and their families.

An all-volunteer group of American military veterans, aid workers and intelligence officials has shepherded more than 630 vulnerable Afghans to Kabul international airport as part of an unofficial operation conducted with the United States military and the US embassy, the group has told a US broadcaster. The group – which dubbed itself “Task Force Pineapple” – has sought to transport members of the Afghan special forces and other Afghans who aided the US government in the country to the airport since Kabul fell to the Taliban on August 15, according to ABC news. In recent days, amid reports the Taliban was increasingly preventing Afghans eligible for special visas from reaching the airport, the group has increased its efforts, bringing more than 500 Afghans within the security perimeter of the US-controlled airport since Wednesday.