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Replaced it with another called resolute support. about 13,000 nato troops, most americans will remain in afghanistan in an supporting role. chris januarysing is joining us live from hawaii. obviously it marked the formal end to a war that has caused more than 2,000 american lives. thousands of afghan lives since 2001. what happens now? >> well, that's the big question. while the ceremony in kabul officially marked the end of combat operations as you know the u.s. involvement isn't over. 13,000 foreign troops will stay behind. about 10,600 are americans. staying in afghanistan and while no nat...

Sides and do it. >> another remainder, sadly, of that fact here. we appreciate that tanks so much. obviously, there are a lot of other headlines we need to get to. rescue crews are racing against time to save 100 people stranded on that a comburning ferry. the italian navy says at least 340 people have been rescued. five people have been confirmed dead t. fire is believed to have started in a parking bay. it's been burning well over 24 hour hours. in afghanistan the u.s. formally ends its combat role in the country. after 13 years, more than $1 trillion and the des of 2,200 service men and...

We are safer. it's not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again. >> at the end of this month, u.s. forces will focus from a combat role in afghanistan to counterterrorism training and missions. service members are expected to advise and assist the afghan troops. coalition forces deliver a major blow to isis. according to iraq police the governor of mosul who was appointed by isis was killed yesterday during u.s. air strikes. he is the second isis appointed governor of mosul to be killed by coalition forces. meanwhile, terrorists continue to hold the coalition pilot hostage after his f...

Building up that security and building up the government that is there now. but remember, that government is new. and it's still going to take work moving forward, brianna. >> and it certainly will be tested, no doubt. we heard the president saying the combat mission is over. you know, you can't really miss the fact, though, that there are still 11,000 troops going to be remaining in the country. >> definitely. i mean, and as the president often puts it, not only in the case of afghanistan today but also in terms of the troops that were put in iraq to fight isis, they are not really on the fro...

People. we'll talk to a committee member who questioned gruber. we'll ask him about the lame duck congress that has been anything but after name calling and finger pointing and intense negotiations. the trillion dollar budget is on its way to the president's desk. is this a shade of politics to come? we look ahead this morning on "sunday morning futures." after 13 years the u.s. officially ended the combat role in afghanistan. now we are two weeks away from another troop draw down that can only leave 10,800 men and women in uniform helping to keep that country secure. and at least 19 people we...