A 3rd Infantry Division soldier gives a thumbs-up as he boards a plane to deploy to Afghanistan on Aug. 3, 2017. The Pentagon says a recent surge has boosted the number of U.S. troops on the ground to 14,000. Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Army
DoD Buzz: Troop Surge in Afghanistan Completed; 14,000 Now on Ground
President Donald Trump’s troop surge in Afghanistan has essentially been completed, boosting the number of service members on the ground from 11,000 to 14,000, the Pentagon said Thursday.
“We’ve just completed a force flow into Afghanistan,” Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the Pentagon’s Joint Staff Director, said at a news conference.
“The new number for Afghanistan is now approximately 14,000 — might be a little above that, might be a little below that, as we flex according to the mission,” he said.
“With the additional forces that the commander has identified as needed, and that [Defense Secretary Jim Mattis] and the president have approved, the new approximate number for Afghanistan is 14,000,” McKenzie said.
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