From March 2008 to September 2012, he served as provincial governor of Helmand province. [53], There has been some conflict over the exact number of Taliban forces involved in the engagement. [9], "Hidden Explosives Are Found at a Hospital Run by an Italian Charity in Afghanistan", "2 NATO Soldiers Are Killed in Afghanistan", "Taliban hit NATO chopper carrying Helmand governor", "Two soldiers killed while disabling bomb in Afghanistan", "Italians 'confess' to murder plot in Afghanistan", Afghanistan: 'No collusion' between Taliban and aid hospital, "Key ally in Helmand privately criticised British policies", "Afghan Report Exposes a Split Over Pullout Timelines", "Helmand's Hope. [2], Mangal served as the governor of Paktika Province from March 2004 to March 2006, and then as the governor of Laghman Province. On 23rd October 2016, he was appointed as the senior adviser for the minister of borders, tribal affairs, and provincial governor of Nangarhar province until he resigned in April 2018. [40] The Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah, knew that the wounded man he was tracking had to pass through the village of Salar Ban as he made his way downhill. [39] It was within this context that Gulab stumbled upon Luttrell and gave him sanctuary. Later, Mangal joined the insurrection fighting in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In my 14 years of Navy experience, I've never seen or heard of anything like that. Mohammad Gulab is part of the solution to more peaceful times one day, he ultimately is as much a hero as Marcus Luttrel. Al-Hajj Nawab Mangal (Paktia) is the brother of Helmand Governor Gulab Mangal, and Ajmal Gulab (Kabul) is his son. In an article by Sean Naylor, Army Times senior correspondent, Navy Special Warfare Command spokesman Lieutenant Steve Ruh stated that with respect to making command decisions in the field, "Whether they're officer or enlisted, the senior guy ultimately has the ultimate authority." [1][20] The operation was presented to a number of Special Operations units working in the area for possible "buy in". [55] In his book, Victory Point: Operations Red Wings and Whalers – the Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan, military journalist Ed Darack cites a military intelligence report stating the strength of the Taliban force to be 8–10, compared to the 80-200 claimed by Luttrell in Lone Survivor. The insert point was roughly one and one half miles from the nearest Named Area of Interest. [19], After the initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, U.S. military and coalition partner operations shifted from "kinetic" operations to those of a counterinsurgency (COIN) nature. During an attempt to insert SEALs who were riding in one of the MH-47 helicopters, one of Ahmad Shah's men fired an RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade, which struck the transmission below the rear rotor assembly, causing the aircraft to immediately plummet to the ground, killing all eight 160th Army Special Operations Aviators and crew and all eight Navy SEALs who were passengers. According to Mangal, he was the target of the planned attacks that would have killed many more people as well. [37] This required a longer journey down the trails of the Shuryek valley to Matin, where he then hired a cab to drive the Pech road to Nangalam. [52] Because of his scrupulous devotion to realistic depictions of humans, Proctor was the personal choice of Axelson's family for the project, and they made that recommendation to the committee. My colleague replies: “Khayuu,” (we are fine). The aircraft returned to their respective bases; a massive search began, at first from the ground, and then with aviation assets. [3] Official media reports from the military estimated the size of the Taliban force to be around 20 as well, while in the Medal of Honor citation for LT Michael P. Murphy, the Navy cited 30–40 enemies. [35] (The highest peak of this ridgeline is 2,830 meters (9,282 feet)). He acquired his bachelor's and master's degree in literature from Kabul University.[1]. (NOTE: Many of the details regarding the Afghans who aided Luttrell were reported incorrectly in the American press during the days after the events occurred. [44], Ahmad Shah's group in Kunar Province was neutralized, and Shah was seriously wounded during Operation Whalers weeks later in August 2005. [3], In February 2009, two U.S. soldiers who were part of a convoy of coalition troops accompanying Mangal to a village where he intended to talk to residents about alternatives to opium farming were killed along with three Afghans, including a police official, while trying to disable a roadside bomb. I n his wildest dreams, Mohammad Gulab never imagined the scene that greeted him: a wounded American soldier hiding in the shadows, his rifle Military protocol, United States and international military doctrine, and rules of engagement strictly forbid harming unarmed non-combatant civilians, with one of the specific rules of engagement in effect at the time stating, "Civilians are not targets! To the east of the Sawtalo Sar ridgeline is the Korangal valley. The size of Shah's group increased as additional fighters joined his ranks. From 23rd October 2016 to April 2018, he was appointed and introduced as the adviser minister and provincial governor of Nangarhar province. Gulab with two of his children in their apartment complex; his son Irshad, right, is now the family’s primary breadwinner, in part because his English is far better than that of his parents. Luttrell was subsequently moved to different places until forces could arrive to extract him. [1], After the broken transmission from the SEAL team, their position and situation were unknown. [2], In May 2008, while flying into Musa Qala with a British escort to dedicate a new mosque, the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which he was flying was hit by rocket fire. Like "Afghan Women Forum"https://www.facebook.com/afghan.womenforum U.S. Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 10 and SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 expressed interest.[1][2]. Phase 4: Security and Stabilization: In the days after the first three phases, U.S. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Navy corpsmen will provide medical care to the local population and determine local needs, such as improved roads, wells, and schools. [45] In addition, the United States Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, brought in the American flag, the POW/MIA flag and the San Diego Padres flag. [2] These groups were collectively known as anti-coalition militia (ACM),[1][2] and the common thread among all was a strong resistance to the unification of the country and subsequent increasing presence of national government entities in the Kunar, as these would pose a threat to their activities, be these activities attempting to aid a resurgent neo-Taliban, to lumber smuggling. Marcus Luttrell was the only one of four SEALs to survive a fierce battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan after he was saved by villager Mohammed Gulab (pictured together). The 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3), which deployed to Regional Command East (RC East) (which included Kunar Province) in late 2004 to conduct stability and counterinsurgency operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, identified a number of operational barriers due to Special Operations Command doctrine for the battalion's counterinsurgency work in the area. 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According to U.S. cables of January 2009, Mangal accused the British of doing too little to interact with the local community, telling a U.S. team led by Vice-President Joe Biden that he did not “have anything against them (the British) but they must leave their bases and engage with the people.”[8] As reported by The New York Times, the Wikileaks cables confirm that Mangal is considered an effective governor by foreign diplomats, and that he only kept his job as governor in Helmand Province thanks to “a concerted effort by the British, backed up by NATO allies”, when President Hamid Karzai wanted to replace him with a “tribal power broker with unsavory connections”.