Just over a year after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of American

allies remain in the country, hunted by the Taliban with little hope of getting out.

But groups of American veterans, many of whom fought side by side with these allies,

have been working tirelessly to provide some aid and protection.

One volunteer group called Task Force Pineapple, founded by retired Green Beret Scott Mann,

collaborated with the U.S. military to get allies out of harm's way.

And many of these volunteers have continued their work to this day.

I'm daily wire editor and chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

On this Sunday episode of Morning Wire on the anniversary of 9-11, we talk with Lieutenant

Colonel Mann about the allies still left behind in Afghanistan, what veterans are doing

about it, and what the U.S. needs to do to make sure another 9-11 doesn't happen again.

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Joining us today is retired Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann, who founded Task Force Pineapple

and wrote about the project in the book Operation Pineapple Express.

Lieutenant Colonel first, thanks for joining us.

We have just passed the one year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

And while some would like to believe that that period is over, it's clearly not.

And we continue to hear troubling reports out of Afghanistan, including about American

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