CENTCOM: US Cutting Troop Levels in Afghanistan to 4,500   | Voice of America - English

The U.S. military is drawing down to 3,000 troops in Iraq this month and 4,500 in Afghanistan by November, the head of U.S Central Command said Wednesday. "We're on a glide slope (in Afghanistan) to be at 4,500 by the November time frame, late October, November time frame," Marine Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie said in an interview with VOA and two other media outlets. Marine General Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, speaks with U.S. troops while visiting Forward Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept.