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GOP Senator Stalls Promotion of General Who Became Symbol of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan.

A promotion for the general who became famous for being the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan is being delayed by a Republican senator, a Senate aide confirmed to Military.com on Friday. Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who has been nominated to receive a fourth star and take command of U.S. Army forces in Europe, was […]