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Prepares for a complete withdrawal in two years. >> the u.s. made similar investment in training iraqi forces. we saw how that resolved with isis. >> they want us to help them, assist, advise, train. how we left iraq was totally different. the iraqi government did not want us there. the iraqi people did not want us there. >> reporter: it is train, advise and assist, but u.s. forces will still be able to do force protection if there's a force to u.s. forces, go out and neutralize that threat. and in addition, you mentioned combat enabling. that speaks to close air support. how much danger will ...

Chuck hagel just completed his final visit to afghanistan as chief. that's where he spoke to cnn in an exclusive interview. >> reporter: this is chuck hagel's fourth trip to afghanistan but his last as secretary of defense. we traveled with him where he met with troops sharing his own experience at first enlisted combat veteran to serve as defense secretary. >> reporter: do you think it will be a loss for the defense secretary position for someone who did not have that experience? >> that's not for me to decide. everybody brings their own set of experiences and their own strengths, and i, i be...

The iraqi people didn't want us there. >> reporter: it is train, advise and assist. but u.s. forces will still be able to do force protection if there's a threat to u.s. forces, go out and neutralize that threat. in addition, you mentioned combat enabling. how much danger will u.s. troops be in even as they transition out of an official combat role? >> this is totally different from where we've been the last 13 years, what we have ahead for the next two years. but bottom line, this is still a war zone. it's still a war. you put men and women in a war zone, they're still in a war zone. >> repor...

Outlast the final days in command. jim sciutto is our chief national correspondent traveling with hagel and he joins us from kuwait city. hello, jim. >> hi, don. something of a farewell tour for the defense secretary hagel. this coming just after the announcement of his departure but also a farewell for u.s. forces there as they draw down and transition from a combat role to an advise-and-assist role for afghan forces there. that said, there are going to be more u.s. troops in afghanistan as of 2015 then under the original plan. in fact, a thousand more troops. secretary hagel announced 10,8...

There. >> up until 2016, the mission from this day forward is to train and assist as general campbell mentioned in the introduction here, they are out of the combat role they used to have in the past. and post 2016, the role we want is counter terrorism and tactical leaders and doing the training in this mission. >> what a story after 13 years of war. general jack keen, thank you. >> can the bulls march on wall street. weeks of solid gains brought the dow down. and the family of a cleveland boy, is speaking out. and they hired an attorney that is representing the family of michael brown. >> th...