Pen Farthing (@PenFarthing) / X

Pen Farthing

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Pen Farthing

@PenFarthing

Former Royal Marine Commando l Author of Sunday Times Best Seller One Dog at a Time | OperationArk published July 2024 @CNNHeroes 2014

Afghanistan - Ukraine

Joined June 2011

Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 29, 2021
Arrived Heathrow with partial success of #OpArk Mixed emotions & true deep feeling of sadness for Afghan today. Heathrow Ops centre, Border Force, HARC & Air Pets were all bloody amazing. Witnessed 1st hand the compassion Heathrow is showing Afghan refugees. 🙏🏼❤️#AboveAndBeyond
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Sep 11, 2021
You DID it…. #OperationArk was a complete success! The @nowzad staff are now safely in Islamabad and in the care of the British High Commission! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 I am so bloody happy right now! @PeterEgan6 @domdyer70 #nowzad
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 27, 2021
The whole team & dogs/cats were safely 300m inside the airport perimeter. We were turned away as @JoeBiden @POTUS had changed paperwork rules just 2 hours earlier. Went through hell to get there & we were turned away into the chaos of those devastating explosions. #OperationArk
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Nov 10, 2024
I was alone this morning at the British Cemetery in Kabul, to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. Two of my lads are remembered here, Ben Reddy & Richie Watson. And now we all know their loss was for nothing. But we remember them. #RemembranceDay
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 26, 2021
Dear Sir; my team & my animals are stuck at airport circle. We have a flight waiting. Can you please facilitate safe passage into the airport for our convoy? @suhailshaheen1 We are an NGO who will come back to Afghanistan but right now I want to get everyone out safely. 🙏🏼
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Mar 1, 2025
I and thousands of my fellow service men & woman went to support the US in Afghanistan after 9/11. (Two of my guys never came home) and we never asked for anything in return. How dare you post this. We have supported Ukraine more than the US has. You are pathetic.
Lindsey Graham
@LindseyGrahamSC
Mar 1, 2025
To the hand-wringing Europeans who felt offended by President Trump rejecting being lectured by President Zelensky: Be my guest to defend Ukraine from Putin. It is long past time for the Europeans to show they are capable of defending their own continent. They’ve allowed
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 31, 2021
Yes I managed to get the animals of @Nowzad on a flight to safety. I couldn’t take my staff as the Taliban put an AK47 in my face & told me they were staying. Not much I could do. BUT that does not mean we have given up. It was always and will BE ‘people & animals’ #OperationArk
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 23, 2021
I have been left to fend for myself in Kabul. Cut off from my #MoD support line by the special advisor to @benwallacemp 22 year Marine left behind lines.. neither my staff or animals will now get out - cheers @BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet @BBCWorld @BBCNews @SkyNews @DailyMailUK
nicola
@muddybadger42
Aug 23, 2021
@BorisJohnson @pritipatel @benwallacemp @carrielbjohnson @ConservativeAWF I don’t know who this special advisor to the defence secretary is but he’s got it so wrong. Pulling off #OperationArk will be a massive pr win for your government which needs any win it can get right now
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 17, 2021
My wife is at the North gate of Kabul airport being crushed in the stampede to get with my 34 week pregnant country manager. The UK military will not come out to rescue them. @BorisJohnson @DominicRaab anything happens I will hold you personally responsible @BBCBreaking @SkyNews
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 30, 2021
Thank you 🙏🏼 @PeterEgan6 Just doing what had to be done. The love & support from around the world kept me going through some especially dark moments. I can never say thank you enough times. 🙏🏼❤️
Peter Egan
@PeterEgan6
Aug 29, 2021
.⁦@rickygervais⁩ ⁦@PenFarthing⁩ ⁦@Nowzad⁩ ⁦@NickyAACampbell⁩ ⁦@GrumpyOldRick⁩ ⁦@marcthevet⁩ ⁦@lesley_nicol⁩ Pen has gone to hell & back during these last few weeks because he prioritises both people & animals before himself. He’s a hero.
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Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 24, 2021
I know.. right? The cargo hold is empty - we put the dogs and cats in there!! And 250 people above in the cabin!
Ricky Gervais
@rickygervais
Aug 24, 2021
Dear stupid cunts saying we shouldn’t put animals before people.. 1. The animals go in the hold where people can’t go. 2. This is an extra, privately funded plane that will allow MORE people to be saved. #OperationArk
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Aug 26, 2021
Replying to @PenFarthing
We have been here for 10 hours after being assured that we would have safe passage. Truly would like to go home now. 🙏🏼 Let’s prove the IEA are taking a different path.
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Sep 24, 2021
So @Telegraph can you let me know how you will apologise to me & what compensation I shall be receiving? Because I am not being investigated. But I guess your smear will stick. Please publish your facts on this or we go to court. Your call. #OperationArk
Pen Farthing
@PenFarthing
Sep 10, 2021
The @Nowzad donkeys, goat, bull & 2 horses are safe & being cared for. Donations for #OperationArk secures their future, staff evacuation costs & support for resettlement, quarantine & kennelling costs for our rescued dogs & cats in UK & funds for future of #nowzad 🙏🏼 for caring