Perhaps this was ordered, by some mid-level government "expert."
i.e. a career government service employee, so well protected, he/she keeps their job if they do a good job or a lousy job.
The type that has made Washington D.C. the most highly paid, and fastest growing area in the nation.
The place where the "Deep State" runs the show, no matter who is President.
*Maybe the Afghan soldiers need desert and forest uniforms, because from day to day you cannot be sure what side they are on.