New Special Operations network will serve as security backbone in Afghanistan ahead of U.S. withdraw

[rangerrebew]

New Special Operations network will serve as security backbone in Afghanistan ahead of U.S. withdrawal

By
Dan Lamothe
March 5, 2020 at 8:45 p.m. EST

KABUL — A new network of Special Operations forces will serve as the backbone of a smaller U.S. military mission in Afghanistan, hunting Islamic State fighters as the United States withdraws and providing firepower against the Taliban if a peace agreement with the group crumbles, military officials said.

The network was established as Army Gen. Austin “Scott” Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, prepared to shrink the number of U.S. troops last summer while the Trump administration negotiated a U.S. troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban. The idea was to improve coordination between coalition and Afghan forces in a way that would still be possible if the number of U.S. service members shrinks, relying on WhatsApp to share information.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/special-operations-network-in-afghanistan-ahead-of-us-withdrawal/2020/03/05/23d6f096-5e2a-11ea-8baf-519cedb6ccd9_story.html

[sneakypete]

New Special Operations network will serve as security backbone in Afghanistan ahead of U.S. withdrawal

By
Dan Lamothe
March 5, 2020 at 8:45 p.m. EST

KABUL — A new network of Special Operations forces will serve as the backbone of a smaller U.S. military mission in Afghanistan, hunting Islamic State fighters as the United States withdraws and providing firepower against the Taliban if a peace agreement with the group crumbles, military officials said.

The network was established as Army Gen. Austin “Scott” Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, prepared to shrink the number of U.S. troops last summer while the Trump administration negotiated a U.S. troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban. The idea was to improve coordination between coalition and Afghan forces in a way that would still be possible if the number of U.S. service members shrinks, relying on WhatsApp to share information.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/special-operations-network-in-afghanistan-ahead-of-us-withdrawal/2020/03/05/23d6f096-5e2a-11ea-8baf-519cedb6ccd9_story.html

@rangerrebew

Somebody correct me if I am wrong,but doesn't Special Forces already have "C" detachments with several "A detachments" under their control?

Or is this just another effort by the conventional buttholes to try to take over command of SF units so they can turn them into conventional platoons under their command instead of under the command of the Special Warfare Center?