Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his fourth and final trip to Afghanistan this weekend . The U.S. military has been fighting the Taliban since 2001 in a war that is now winding down. Nearly 11,000 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan in the beginning of 2015 .
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his fourth and final trip to Afghanistan this weekend . Hagel said unlike in Iraq , Afghanistan officials want a continued US troop presence . Nearly 11,000 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan in the beginning of 2015 .