I understand that the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division has told the commander of the British special forces at the Kabul airport to cease operations beyond the airport perimeter.
Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue has told his British Army counterpart, a high-ranking field-grade officer of the British army's 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, that British operations were embarrassing the United States military in the absence of similar U.S. military operations.
This show of rare tension between the U.S. and British command groups in Kabul reflects three factors.
Elements of the Haqqani network, the Islamic State in Afghanistan, and possibly al Qaeda are now operating in proximity to Kabul airport with some degree of command separation from the Taliban.
The British military has more operational latitude in Kabul than the U.S. military, including the Navy SEAL elements present at the airport.
Large-scale U.S. military operations beyond the Kabul airport perimeter would entail significant risk absent prior Taliban approval.
A bureaucratic tug of war between the State Department, Pentagon, and White House is also disrupting evacuation operations out of Kabul.
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Saturday, August 21, 2021
US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you're making us look bad
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