India, June 25 -- General Chris Donahue, commander of US Army operations in Europe and Africa, is expected to retire, according to ABC News, which cited a US official familiar with the matter. His retirement could be publicly announced as early as Wednesday.

The reported move comes just 18 months after Donahue assumed the role and amid a broader leadership shake-up at the Pentagon led by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

ABC News also reported that Donahue is expected to hand over command during a formal change-of-command ceremony scheduled for next week.

Donahue, 56, is regarded as one of the Army's most experienced combat commanders. Over a military career spanning more than two decades, he led the elite Delta Force and served in Iraq,...