Operation Red Wings became a deadly mission for four US Navy SEALs in Afghanistan. The SEALs were dropped in the bad and barren mountains to hunt for a Taliban leader known to be one of Osama bin Ladens closest associates, Luttrell wrote. [Soon], Luttrell wrote, I met my first real friend, Mohammad Gulab.For days, Gulab and the other villagers protected Luttrell from the militantseven in the face death threats. As he stood near the doorway, two men on motorcycles pulled up and fired at him with pistols. Instead, Gulabs saviors were a handful of strangers and acquaintances, Afghans and Americans, doctors, lawyers and government officialssome of whom put themselves in danger and broke rules to keep him safe. As he looked at the tears in her eyes, he felt a deep sadness. The State Department funneled his case to a local relief agency, which paid his rent and gave him thousands of dollars in cash assistance over eight monthsall on the condition he continued looking for work and attended free English classes. Luttrell went on to write the best-selling memoir, Lone Survivor. At night, he left his family and went to a secret location. Mohamed Gulab, who saved the Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell from the Taliban, has successfully fled Afghanistan with his family. In this video, he opens up about a secret he hid from the world and why he feels the need to speak his truth. But the friend did confirm his conversation with Gulab, asking for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.When Gulab heard this, he panicked. For the next two weeks, the Lone Survivor Foundation paid for Gulab to travel around the country with Fairchild and an interpreter. Alfonso Hernandez and Michael Edmonds were convicted in 2012 of shooting Dasy with a . The official police chief for the village of Sabray and, along with Sarawa, the person most responsible for the survival of Marcus Luttrell. SCHNEIDERMAN FOR NEWSWEEK One of them, an Afghan friend, was shot by the Taliban for helping Gulab and still receives death threats. Mohamed Gulab, who saved the Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell from the Taliban, has successfully fled Afghanistan with his family. Marcus used the MK 12 SPR (Special Purpose Rifle) chambered in 5.56 mm (Sniper Rifle) The Afghan says he was on the call but claims he said: I wont keep silent!To get a sense of why Gulab didnt seek asylum, Spies later called Michael Wildes, a former federal prosecutor and prominent New York attorney. Joe Rogan fans were left puzzled after a recent podcast episode with former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell ended abruptly when the war hero who inspired the movie "Lone Survivor . If it wasnt for the movie, Marcus would never have asked me to come here.Perhaps something was lost in translation between the two men. Now Gulab could use a savior of his own. The way Luttrell tells it in his book, his team tried to contact headquarters but couldnt get through, so Murphy decided to take a vote: Axelson wanted to kill the herders, Dietz abstained, and Murphy deferred to Luttrell, who decided to let them go. Follow. I was trying with everything I had to get to him, and he started screaming my name. Others are more significant: The target, Ahmad Shah, wasnt an international terrorist or a close bin Laden associate. The commander even called Gulab. Now he cant sleep because hes worried about his future.When the Americans came to our country and they were fighting the Taliban, one of them [Marcus] came to my house, Gulab says. But somehow he survived every ambush, every assault. Si warga desa, yang tak lain adalah Gulab, kemudian membawa Luttrell ke rumahnya dan menyembunyikannya sampai pasukan bantuan AS datang menjemputnya. Cause I couldnt stand to hear him die. A photo of former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell dressed in traditional Afghan attire during his stay in the village of Sabray during the summer of 2005. Thats the night he and his wife ran up to the roof with assault rifles. Gulab asked the interpreter to call Luttrell several times but says he never got through. He claims there were far less than the 80 to 200 insurgents Luttrell claimed were attacking the unit in northeastern Afghanistan Gulab also said Luttrell was found with 11 magazines of ammunition but the soldier claimed in his book that he used nearly all of his bullets A lawyer for Luttrell said his version of events was absolutely true By OLLIE GILLMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3585936/Lone-Survivor-Navy-SEAL-accused-embellishing-story-Afghan-hero-saved-rest-soldier-s-team-killed-firefight-Taliban.html#ixzz48y66fjDp, Lone Survivor Navy SEAL DIDNT face 200 Taliban, claims his Afghan savior in controversial new account of battle Marcus Luttrell was only one of four SEALs to survive battle with Taliban, He was rescued by Afghan villager Mohammed Gulab and made it home, Luttrell went on to make a fortune from memoir and movie based on ordeal, But Gulab has now accused the SEAL of exaggerating parts of his story, He claims there were far less than the 80 to 200 insurgents Luttrell claimed were attacking the unit in northeastern Afghanistan, Gulab also said Luttrell was found with 11 magazines of ammunition but the soldier claimed in his book that he used nearly all of his bullets A lawyer for Luttrell said his version of events was absolutely true. You made lots of promises that you didnt keep.05_20_Gulab_06. Note: Three U.S. Navy SEALs were recipients of the Medal of Honor during Vietnam. For days, Mohammad Gulab and his fellow villagers protected him from a Taliban-linked militia in northeastern Afghanistan. What does the kid say at the end of Lone Survivor? It was the stupidest, most southern-fried, lame-brained decision I ever made in my life, he wrote.More than an hour and a half later, the SEALs spotted about 80 to 200 heavily armed militants above them. He had little money and no way to travel on his own. Scott Helvenston was born on June 21, 1965 in Ocala, Florida. After Yousafzais story appeared, the former SEAL was upset. When Gulab began to miss home or worry about his family, he claims Luttrell comforted him, offering to buy him a house in Dubai or get him a green card and build him a home in Houston. In exchange, a Taliban-aligned group freed a prisoner of their own: Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Since childhood, he dreamed of becoming a SEAL, and at the age . 450 posts. The Afghan hadnt worked for the U.S. military long enough to qualify for the Special Immigrant Visa program. They considered it their duty under Pashtunwali, a tribal honor code requiring them to protect those in need. Luttrell went on to write the best-selling memoir, Lone Survivor. Life in Indias crowded capital proved harder and far more expensive than he expected. Fortunately, there were American troops nearby, and they airlifted the two Afghans to see a doctor.Things only got worse for Gulab. Wildes says hes also received a threat but declined to elaborate.Even with his friends behind him, Gulab still had to wait months to leave the country for India. He was full of sadness and anger and confusion over everything that had happened on that mountain, one of his friends told The Daily Beast. It may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast and transmitted for your own personal only. Since theyd last seen each other, the former SEAL had become an entrepreneur, launching his own clothing line (and later his own brand of ammunition called Team Never Quit). He claims there were far less than the 80 to 200 insurgents Luttrell claimed were attacking the unit in northeastern Afghanistan. Now Im in their country, the USA, and well see how they treat me.The Lion of Fort WorthThe next morning, the sky is gray and filled with clouds when Fazilhaq arrives at my hotel. Along the way, hes received death threats, and he says the Saudi government once hired a team to bug his office.Wildess years of experience taught him to take precautions he keeps a Glock on his hip and a bulletproof vest in his trunk. In the mid-2000s, as insurgents stepped up their attacks against collaborators, Johnson began compiling a list of at-risk Iraqis. And by the time Gulabs plane landed in Kabul, the Taliban had bootleg versions of it. Soon, they will send you to the grave. A member of Afghan security forces in February surveys the aftermath of a suicide attack in Kunar, a province riven with attacksb by Taliban supporters. Alfonso Hernandez and Michael Edmonds were convicted in 2012 of shooting Dasy with a . He also lost relatives including his nephew to attacks from insurgents who considered his act of kindness to Luttrell betrayal. In reality, the man who helped Luttrell escape capture by the Taliban, Mohammad Gulab, was on the helicopter with h Continue Reading 160 Sponsored by TruthFinder Have you ever googled yourself? The next morning, they began searching for the SEALs distinctive footprints. [But] there werent 35 enemy fighters in all of the Korengal Valley [that day].Gulab claims that one afternoon, while sitting with Luttrell in his father-in-laws living room, he brought up some of these discrepancies. And thats when he finally gave up hope. He will still get food stamps and health care. Whatever you offer me, Gulab recalls telling the interpreter, thats OK. And so, in the summer of 2013, Universal secured a visa for Gulab, and the Afghan sent his family back to Asadabad to live with relatives. Shortly before becoming aware that Gulab was making these ever-changing, and false, allegations, the Luttrells, were approached by people claiming to be acting for Gulab, who asked for substantial amounts of money. You can read the full Newsweek report here. I had to go back to Afghanistan. That sacrifice would soon be rewarded, Gulab says his friend told him. Gulab recalls the translator telling him not to worry about it and saying, Whatever [Luttrell] says, he will do.He Took Two Rounds to the ChestTrue to his word, Luttrell invited Gulab to his house outside of Houston to meet with Robinson. They have a bounty on his head, Luttrell says. And I cursed those fucking goatherds to hell.Luttrell fired at one hook-nosed Taliban warrior and blew his head off.. Everywhere he wentNew York, Houston, Los Angelessomeone wanted to talk to him, to thank him for saving Luttrell. In the next five years, the Special Immigrant Visa program created tens of thousands of slots for Afghans and Iraqis, but bureaucratic bottlenecks, among other things, have left many of those slots unfilled. It struck the fuel tanks, Luttrell wrote, and no one survived. Gulab, Spies said, was furious, swearing in the name of Allah that he had never talked to Yousafzai.I was puzzled, because I knew that wasnt true. Gulab and his family were eventually given refuge in the U.S., but according to Newsweek, he is no longer in contact with the former Navy SEAL. That fall, the Talibans shadow governor in Kunar province sent Gulab a written threat. Coming to AmericaWhen Gulab landed at the Houston airport in September 2010, Luttrell was waiting for him, a watch in his handa reminder of their emotional parting five years before. My heart dropped directly into my stomach, Luttrell wrote. He and I hadnt spoken in a while, and there was a sense of urgency in his voice message Id never heard before.For months, Wildes had been working with Gulab, and hed made several useful contacts in Kabul and Asadabad. 357 pistol that night. The American abandoned you, Gulab recalls him saying, referring to Yousafzais article. More puzzling: While Luttrell wrote that he fired round after round during the battle, Gulab says the former SEAL still had 11 magazines of ammunition when the villagers rescued himall that he had brought on the mission.Gulab wasnt the first to question the accuracy of Lone Survivor. )Luttrells account to 60 Minutes, given years after Daracks book came out, differs in significant ways from his memoir, other interviews he gave and speeches hes made around the country. Are Marcus Luttrell and Mohammad Gulab still friends? Luttrell was rescued by American forces and came home to the US, back to his native Texas. They tried to kill him in the morning. If you like the kebab here, I will buy a sheep and slaughter it myself. In a futile attempt to hide from the Taliban, who were trying to kill him, Gulab left his village and moved to Asadabad, capital of Kunar Province. After several days, they set him free and apologized. If Marcus had got behind this book, it would have made a ton of money, he says. The way Gulab heard it from fellow villagers, when the militants finally found them, the Americans were deliberating about what to do with the goat herders.