A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue to 4-star general, who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sen. Markwayne Mullin halted Donahue's promotion as the commander of US Army Europe-Africa. Donahue, the last US soldier on the ground in Afghanistan during the withdrawal, became a symbolic figure in the chaotic end of the 20-year war, marked by a suicide bombing that claimed the lives of 13 US troops.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance have both expressed intentions to hold officials accountable for the Afghanistan withdrawal. Trump vowed to demand the resignation of all senior officials involved, while Vance promised consequences for those responsible.
