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Sources: US forces mounted unsuccessful mission to rescue kidnapped American U. in Afghanistan profs
Fox News ^ | September 8, 2016 | Lucas Tomlison

Posted on 09/08/2016 12:02:45 PM PDT by jazusamo

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. special operations forces mounted an unsuccessful mission to rescue two American University of Afghanistan professors kidnapped in Kabul last month -- after an earlier mission was aborted when the White House withheld its approval -- defense officials with knowledge of the incident told Fox News.

Fox News is told the operation, which took place a few days after their Aug. 7 kidnapping, killed seven enemy fighters. But when the firefight ended, there was no sign of the hostages.

One of the hostages is American; the other is Australian.

It was not the first attempt by the U.S. military to rescue the two professors.

The first mission was aborted when the American rescue force could not obtain White House approval for the mission amid concerns about the intelligence, according to three defense officials. They were in the air heading to the target area at the time and had to return to their base in Afghanistan.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201708; 20170807; afghanistan; obama; professors; rescuemission; usspecialforces
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Active Duty ping.


21 posted on 09/08/2016 2:01:19 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Impy

They are two male professors, one from the U.S. and the other from Australia. I don’t recall their names but they’re nuts in my view for being there in the first place.


22 posted on 09/08/2016 2:03:34 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Impy

I thought their names had been released last month but I just checked and it looks like they haven’t.

Even though they’re males your rape comment could well apply to them too.


23 posted on 09/08/2016 2:14:33 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo
This Administration has a history of such foolishness.

U.S. staged secret operation into Syria in failed bid to rescue Americans


24 posted on 09/08/2016 6:54:04 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: jazusamo

FTA: after an earlier mission was aborted when the White House withheld its approval

So where was obama? On another golf course? At another party?


25 posted on 09/08/2016 6:54:23 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
And I’m sure Zero didn’t want to be interrupted on his “Americans are lazy” tour, either.

If Obama thought of himself as American, he wouldn't say that. But he isn't an American.

26 posted on 09/10/2016 5:33:44 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: BerryDingle

Yep! Ever notice how wooden he gets when he talk about our citizens and country? It’s never “we” or “us”, it’s always “you” and “Americans” and usually “the country”. It’s disturbing.


27 posted on 09/11/2016 10:50:37 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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