GOP senator blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal, sources say

The promotion of a three-star general who was part of the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan has been paused by Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, three sources familiar with the move confirmed to CBS News, Report informs.

Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the US Army in Europe.

However, he was not included in a batch of nearly 1,000 promotions that moved through the Senate Armed Services Committee this week despite receiving a Pentagon recommendation.

Mullin has put a hold on the promotion.

The intention is to allow for the new Republican-controlled Congress and President-elect Donald Trump to weigh in on the promotion given Donahue's involvement in the Afghanistan withdrawal, two sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.