and avoids the original question about their uncalled for, ill-considered snipe at those fighting from KAF.
Just to correct your belief that Helmand is something different to KAF; i.e. in some way a UK venture outwith NATO... The UK is committed to the NATO ISAF mission. They supply a Bde + sp els to NATO, who in turn hand them off to RC(S), who uses that Bde in Helmand and holds one BG as the reserve. The UK also delivers also on that commitment to NATO by filling a number of key posts at KAF; particularly in COMKAF's Area. Both are commitments to NATO and not anything different. On top of that commitment to NATO, if the UK decides to suport its NATO-assigned troops with national assets it is free to do so; it sounds like you fit in that category... Oh, 13 RAFP Officers? Nah. Two maybe that I know of; and a handful of RAFP NCOs (AT SY/CI etc).
But, hey, that would be me focussing on the smoke screen.
