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Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold
CNN - US Politics
Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold
Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource
Christopher Donahue speaks to journalists after a US Air Force transport plane transporting military equipment and troops arrived at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland in February 2022.
By CNN Newsource
Published December 2, 2024 7:12 pm
By Oren Liebermann, CNN
(CNN) — An Army general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was promoted to a four-star officer after a Republican senator dropped a hold on his nomination, according to a Senate aide.
The Senate on Monday confirmed Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue to be the commander of US Army Europe-Africa by unanimous consent, meaning no senator objected to his approval. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, had previously blocked the promotion, despite the Senate Armed Services Committee advancing 984 other military promotions.
It was not immediately clear why Mullin dropped his hold, and CNN is reaching out to Mullin’s office for comment.
Donahue, who currently serves as the commander of the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina, oversaw the final withdrawal from Afghanistan and was the last US soldier on the ground at Kabul’s international airport.
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Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold
Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource
Christopher Donahue speaks to journalists after a US Air Force transport plane transporting military equipment and troops arrived at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland in February 2022.
By CNN Newsource
Published December 2, 2024 7:12 pm
By Oren Liebermann, CNN
(CNN) — An Army general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was promoted to a four-star officer after a Republican senator dropped a hold on his nomination, according to a Senate aide.
The Senate on Monday confirmed Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue to be the commander of US Army Europe-Africa by unanimous consent, meaning no senator objected to his approval. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, had previously blocked the promotion, despite the Senate Armed Services Committee advancing 984 other military promotions.
It was not immediately clear why Mullin dropped his hold, and CNN is reaching out to Mullin’s office for comment.
Donahue, who currently serves as the commander of the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina, oversaw the final withdrawal from Afghanistan and was the last US soldier on the ground at Kabul’s international airport.
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