Air Force Special Tactics Airmen, seven Afghan Special Forces operators, an Afghan interpreter, and a military working dog. The SEAL commander assembled his force: 17 Navy SEALs, five Navy combat support specialists, three U.S. Qari Tahir, the man our forces were attempting to capture or kill on August 5, 2011, is one of many Taliban leaders who dedicate their lives to a corrupt agenda that seeks to eliminate freedom, equality, and prosperity in exchange for a medieval society built on violent extremism and wanton destruction. The SEAL task force was monitoring this activity, and they were soon called upon to deploy quickly into the northern end of the valley to intercept Tahir and capture him and those moving with him. AC-130 gunships orbiting overhead directed two AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to fire on and kill five enemy fighters.Īfter some time another group of about 10 Taliban fighters was spotted that we suspected could be Qari Tahir himself fleeing the scene. As the operation got underway, our airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, including an MQ-9 Predator, detected a group evading the Rangers, moving towards the north. Army Rangers and Afghan Special Forces was deployed into the valley from the south.Īt 10:58 p.m., they were inserted by the same CH-47D helicopters that would later conduct the mission to insert the SEAL team. Upon learning of Tahir’s possible location, a team of U.S. The Tangi Valley is a strategic terrain that connects the two primary highways that lead to Kabul. Intelligence on August 6th indicated Qari Tahir was in Tangi Valley, just a short helicopter flight from the SEAL base camp. Army aviation battalion, they had spent weeks conducting operations nearly every other night in Wardak and surrounding provinces south of Kabul to capture or kill Taliban forces, disrupt attack plots, and deny them sanctuary on this strategic approach to Kabul City. Navy SEAL task force assigned to conduct operations in Tangi Valley was well conditioned to the dangerous operating environment. Special Operations Forces in modern history. It also became one of the most devastating death tolls of the U.S. The events that unfolded that night are commonly referred to as Extortion 17, which is the call sign for the helicopter transporting the special operations personnel. With killed 38 people on board, it was the largest single-day loss of life in naval special warfare history and the largest single-day loss of life during the war in Afghanistan. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers in Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. Also featured is Don Brown a former JAG officer who authored, "Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six." To help the children and families of these heroes, now more than ever I want to be a part of and contribute to the Vaughn family's Operation 300.On August 6th, 2011, a U.S. Who did the autopsy and why did he destroy the evidence? I loved the many great interviews from the service members and families of the fallen heroes. Why was Seal Team 6 used on a QRF flight? 5. Why were the rules of engagement changed to protect the Taliban fighters? 4. Why were Afghan fighters with the Seal Team and also switched at the last minute? 3.
Why did the military do a 180 on the Black Box narrative after being exposed for the fake flood story? 2. Also, some of the many questions posed are an even greater mystery today: 1. All the criminal planning of events leading up to the Chinook helicopter being shot down are chronicled in explicit detail.
The Taliban immediately put a $50,000 bounty on each of their heads. Joe Biden knew that the classified information he illegally gave in public would be lethal to Seal Team 6. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DOCUMENTARY! Extortion 17 meticulously delineates the Obama administration lies and deception as their unmitigated disaster metastasizes.
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