Major General Chris Donahue -- the last American to leave Afghanistan

US Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, became the last soldier to leave Kabul, Afghanistan on August 31.

In a hurried end to its 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the US evacuated its last troops from the Kabul international airport on Monday night. In a photo shared by the Department of Defense, Army Major General Chris Donahue was the last US soldier to step out of Afghanistan. The last American soldier to leave Afghanistan: Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the @82ndABNDiv, @18airbornecorps boards an @usairforce C-17 on August 30th, 2021, ending the U.S. mission in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/j5fPx4iv6a A photograph using night vision optics showed General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, stepping on board a transport plane as what the XVIII Airborne Corps called the last soldier to leave Kabul. With his departure ended the two weeks of hurried evacuation by the US and Nato allies from Afghanistan.