11 DAYS: The Story of Operation Pineapple Express

“11 Days: The Story of Operation Pineapple Express” is a powerful, firsthand account of the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the extraordinary civilian-led rescue mission that emerged in its wake. What would you do if leadership told you the mission was over, but the people you'd promised to protect were still in danger? That's not a hypothetical. In August 2021, as Kabul fell and the Taliban closed in on the Kabul airport, retired U.S. Army Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann faced exactly that question. His answer became one of the most remarkable rescue operations in modern American history, saving more than 1,000 Afghans in danger of losing their lives. How far would you go to keep a promise?