Hagel Arrives on Unannounced Visit to Afghanistan

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced final visit as the Pentagon chief. Before landing in Kabul Saturday, Hagel told reporters that he had confidence Afghan security forces have the capacity to defend the capital from ongoing Taliban attacks. Hagel, who will step down from office shortly, is expected to meet with senior Afghan officials and talk to those U.S. troops still deployed in the country after 13 years of the NATO-led...

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