British special forces disguised themselves as the "niqab" to escape from the "Taliban" .. Video
A picture of soldiers in disguise.
The newspaper "Express" reported that British Special Forces "Commando" fighters had to disguise themselves in Afghan women's dress (the Afghan chador, which looks like a niqab) to flee Afghanistan.
The newspaper said that 20 paratroopers were participating in a secret mission in southern Afghanistan and tried to get out of the country, during the Taliban takeover of power in Kabul.
The British forces command could not provide helicopters for evacuation, so the special forces decided to leave through Kabul International Airport after disguising in women's clothing, waving Taliban flags, and claiming that they were going to Kabul to welcome the Taliban as "hero liberators", after the special forces learned that the fighters The Taliban likely won't examine them from under the burqa—especially if they claim to be their supporters.
Once in Kabul, they got as close to the airport as possible before leaving the taxis.
They managed to slip through several other checkpoints before finally revealing themselves to the American forces guarding the gate.
Reportedly, the unit's sergeant walked past one of the soldiers and simply told him they were "British Special Forces".
In the same context, the British newspaper "The Sun" revealed, in a report published on Sunday, that members of a highly secretive and high-ranking commando force of the British army had to wear the traditional dress of Afghan women, and traveled hundreds of miles until they reached Kabul airport for the evacuation.
The Special Air Force men, working alongside members of the Afghan security forces, evaded arrest while crossing a number of roadblocks set up by the Taliban, according to the British newspaper, "Daily Star", yesterday.
As for the nature of the mission carried out by the British special forces, the newspaper "Daily Star" quoted a military source that the unit's personnel had been in Afghanistan for months, and they were on a secret reconnaissance mission, where they were asked to finish the operation and prepare for the immediate transfer to Kabul.
The source added: "The forces abandoned most of their equipment, except for weapons and ammunition, and they all wore the niqab."
The source also said, "Every time they passed through a roadblock, an Afghan special forces soldier made it clear that the women were religious and wanted to welcome the Taliban back to rule Afghanistan. The trick worked."
He continued, "There were some difficult moments, but even the Taliban were reluctant to remove the veil."
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