GOP Senator Halts General's Promotion Over Afghanistan Role

Senator Markwayne Mullin blocked the promotion of Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan, to head the U.S. Army in Europe, citing the Biden administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. This move is seen as a political maneuver to allow the incoming Trump administration to have a say. The withdrawal, based on a Trump-era agreement with the Taliban, ended chaotically, resulting in casualties and criticism.