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A CIA veteran who survived a hand-to-hand battle with Al Qaeda is now helping Afghans escape the Taliban
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Steph Bass a SEAL attached with SBS and Tony, an SBS operative during the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi in November 2001. They were flown to Windsor Castle in 2003 to be presented with
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CIA's Special Activities Division operator known as David Tyson (c) and a US Special Forces soldier (r) speaking to a Northern Alliance commander during the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi. Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. 2001 [1800×1123] :
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