{"id":3480,"date":"2026-06-24T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3480"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:04:07","slug":"top-army-general-who-was-last-us-soldier-to-leave-afghanistan-is-suddenly-leaving-his-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3480","title":{"rendered":"Top Army general who was last US soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The Army\u2019s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa \u2014 who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021 \u2014 is unexpectedly stepping down from his post after just 18 months in the job, the Army confirmed late Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general of US Army Europe and Africa and commander of NATO\u2019s Allied Land Command, will relinquish his command on July 2, according to an Army statement provided to The Associated Press. He is the latest in a line of nearly two dozen top military leaders to either retire or depart their jobs early under the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has undertaken an effort to thin the ranks of the military\u2019s top brass with the mantra \u201cless generals, more GIs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Donahue\u2019s deputy, Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, will perform his duties in the meantime, the statement added.<\/span><\/p>\n

A West Point graduate and a career special operations commander, Donahue commanded Delta Force units in Iraq and Afghanistan before leading the 82nd Airborne division from July 2020 to March 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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