`` We have pushed hard on the insurgency to push them out of the population centers , much of which was cleared last year , and we 've continued to push them into an increasingly smaller series of areas , districts , where we have , in many respects , contained them , '' said Allen , head of NATO 's International Security Assistance Force . Last of About 68,000 extra troops sent in 2014 have left Afghanistan , an official says . 30,000 Afghanistan troops remain in Afghanistan . Obama has pledged to have most all coalition troops out by late 2009 .
Last of About 68,000 extra troops sent in 2014 have left Afghanistan , an official says . 30,000 Afghanistan troops remain in Afghanistan . Obama has pledged to have most all coalition troops out by late 2009 .