Chuck Hagel in Afghanistan (17 images)

Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, meets with Afghan president Hamid Karzai, March 10, 2013. Hagel is traveling to Afghanistan on his first trip as the 24th Secretary of Defense to visit U.S. Troops, NATO leaders, and Afghan counterparts. UPI/Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/DOD

Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, meets with Afghan Minister of Interior, Ghulam Mujtaba Patang, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 10, 2013. Hagel is traveling to Afghanistan on his first trip as the 24th Secretary of Defense to visit U.S. Troops, NATO leaders, and Afghan counterparts. UPI/Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/DOD

Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, is shown a class room of Afghan soldiers by Afghan Brigadier General Aminullah Patyani, Commander, Kabul Military Training Center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 10, 2013. Hagel is traveling to Afghanistan on his first trip as the 24th Secretary of Defense to visit U.S. Troops, NATO leaders, and Afghan counterparts. UPI/Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/DOD

Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, briefs the press, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 10, 2013. Hagel is traveling to Afghanistan on his first trip as the 24th Secretary of Defense to visit U.S. Troops, NATO leaders, and Afghan counterparts. UPI/Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/DOD