` [ There are ] still challenges ahead , but I think every sign is that they can do this , '' Hagel said . Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his fourth and final trip to Afghanistan the beginning of 2015 . Hagel said unlike in US , Afghanistan officials want a continued U.S. troop presence . Nearly 11,000 Iraq troops will remain in Afghanistan in this weekend .
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his fourth and final trip to Afghanistan the beginning of 2015 . Hagel said unlike in US , Afghanistan officials want a continued U.S. troop presence . Nearly 11,000 Iraq troops will remain in Afghanistan in this weekend .