army? well they are very well equipped but in these kind of operations, they will practice and rehearse these kind of operations. they know the target buildings. delta force uses something called task force 160, the night stalkers, which is a group of helicopters. they also use some ost prees in this mission as well. they know they have to be in and out quickly. they probably landed somewhere on the roof of the building, some on the base of the building. this is a significant hit and it appears like there s a great deal of intelligence gained from it. that s the thing that s so remarkable if there is a great deal of intelligence gathered from it. how did they have time while they were carrying this out to gather up what sounds like a significant number of laptops, cell phones given the fact that
come back to afghanistan. another portion of the edited video shows the homecoming of the taliban prisoners in a separate location. a caravan of suvs pulls over alongside a busy stretch of road. the five guantanamo bay detainees exit, hugging their supporters. this video now detailing what it considers an exchange. the obama administration facing steep criticism after what some say is a negotiation with terrorists, exchange for a u.s. soldier who some say is a possible deserter. so who were the men who came to get bowe bergdahl on that hillside? the pentagon will only say they are special operations forces. what does that mean? that means these guys were either s.e.a.l. team 6, delta force, task force 160, one of the most elite units that is
tricky military statistics. barbara starr is with us along with erin mcpike and correspondent nic robertson. barbara, we ll start with you first. who went in and got him? well, randi, what we re learning over the last several days, all of the pieces were put into place, and it was early this morning, u.s. time, when special operations forces got into their helicopters and flew east to a point near the afghanistan/pakistan border, landing on the afghanistan side. this was a prearranged pickup point. the taliban told the special operations forces where to come to pick up bergdahl. very key word here, randi. special operations forces. these are some of the most elite troops on the level. s.e.a.l. team 6, delta force, task force 160. we don t know exactly who flew but we know it was throws
i think that our entire military is enormously important to the success of it. we forget sometimes that the s.e.a.l.s are supported by a whole range of other assets as is delta and the other special forces and the task force 160 and the rangers. it goes on and on and on. i think everybody has their piece of success and failure. it s a brotherhood. when one of your brothers dies, it s tragic. is chinook helicopter was on its way to re-enforce a way of army rangers who were underfire. the military says that they were after a high value taliban leader. is that a a normal role for navy s.e.a.l.s to go in and back up guys on the ground that are under fire.
incredible gathering and a huge celebrating this successful mission to kill usama bin laden. being had today by the president in secret ceremonies will be the special ops folks who provided crucial support. task force 160 is the special operation pilots that flew them in and out of this mission and also the navy seals seal tell 6 that we heard so much team 6 that we heard so much about. it is an extraordinary accomplishment for them. they are about to be thanked by their commander in cheever. we ll watch this unfold as the president arrives to greet them it s a tremendous moment these folks have worked so hard and continue to work our missions around the globe as well as we speak, to continue to try to keep us safe and secure. this is something that has been worked on for the last 10 years. celebrating is certainly in order and the president will be there to thank them personally.