Chuck Hagel in Afghanistan (17 images)

Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, speaks with female Afghan soldiers at the 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, speaks to troops wile visiting Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan, March 9, 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 Major General William Mayville, Commander, Regional Command-East, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, March 9, 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, walks 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