Removal of First Four-Star General in Connection with Afghanistan; Tremors at the Pentagon and the Beginning of Trump’s Purge
"General Charles Brown, defender of the historic Kabul evacuation operation, removed from his position by presidential order."
Weezha Roz-Kabul-U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly issued an order to remove General Charles Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from his position.
This decision comes as Brown was known as one of the key architects of the “Kabul Airlift Operation” in August 2021, a mission he described as “the largest air evacuation in U.S. military history.”
According to informed sources, Brown’s removal, who had previously awarded commendations to 17 military personnel involved in the evacuation of Afghanistan, is the first concrete step by Trump in fulfilling his previous promises.
The U.S. President had warned months ago that he would hold generals accountable for the “failure of Afghanistan” due to “mismanagement.”
Although Trump did not directly mention Afghanistan in his official removal statement, analysts view the move as a symbolic response to widespread criticism of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Kabul.
In controversial remarks in 2021, General Brown stated: “The Afghanistan operation is a symbol of the Air Force’s unwavering commitment to saving lives, even under the most difficult conditions.”
However, critics have accused him of “simplifying the threat assessment” and “failing to plan realistically for the evacuation of civilians.”
This removal serves as a warning to other senior military commanders involved in the planning or execution of the Afghanistan mission.
Pentagon sources have informed media that the new Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, with Trump’s backing, is reviewing the roles of dozens of senior officers in the “strategic failure” in Afghanistan.
Some military experts describe this process as an “unprecedented political purge in modern Pentagon history.”
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