https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08...eport-1121293/
Former Congressional staffer Matthew Russell reported the following:
Serious friction between U.S. and U.K. military commanders at the airport. American forces refuse to leave airport due to deal with T-ban while British paratroopers are still running constant patrols into the city to collect people from safe houses. British forces are rescuing British, Irish, and Afghan Nationals due for evacuation. Any other nationality also picked up if at location. T-ban are aware of patrols and taking no action so far.
U.S. command is unhappy with the Brits as they say it puts their deal at risk. A British paratrooper commander and an 82nd Airborne commander had a screaming match. The Brits are reportedly very unhappy at how Afghans are being treated by American forces.
U.S. rank and file soldiers are infuriated with their command. They are extremely frustrated they can’t join the British paratroopers or use the small army of contractors assembled at the airport to go on rescue missions.
The British Home Secretary Priti Patel has only authorized up to 5,000 Afghan refugees but UK troops on the ground have orders to ‘Ignore numbers and get as many people out as possible.’ They have been told by diplomats that the Home Office can sort out the paperwork later. The Brits have set up a temporary embassy at the Kabul airport. Staff requested to remain so they could help as many people as possible.