Telegraph
British commanders have asked for American special forces to be removed from their area of operations because of the number of civilian casualties being caused, it was reported yesterday.
Officers operating alongside the small United States contingent in Helmand province have requested their removal because their actions were allegedly damaging the "hearts and minds" operations to win over locals.
A senior British officer, quoted in the International Herald Tribune, said the Americans had caused "the lion's share" of the estimated 300 civilian casualties in intense battles with the Taliban this year. The commander said in the district of Sangin, which had been calm for a month, there was no longer a need for special forces.
Des Browne, the Defence Secretary who is on a visit to Afghanistan, said the comments were "an observation of a British officer on a particular part of the American military"...........
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