WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Trump administration is considering a substantial reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to U.S. media reports on Thursday.

U.S. officials said that U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan could begin in next several weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump said last year that a rapid exit of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan "unacceptable," and sent more than 3,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

Currently, there are more than 14,000 U.S. soldiers deployed in Afghanistan.

The death toll of U.S. service members has surpassed 2,400 since the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001.

The drawdown, if confirmed, would follow Trump's decision to completely pull all U.S. forces out of Syria.

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it has started returning U.S. troops home from Syria after claiming a victory in the fight against the Islamic State.