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So you put men and women in a war zone, they're still in a war zone. >> reporter: taliban attacks are down this year from 2013. but secretary hagel's visit comes during a new wave of taliban violence in the capital kabul. what's the most concerning thing you've heard from commanders that scares you the most? >> i think this country, first of all, has made tremendous progress. where afghanistan was five years ago, two or three years ago, is hardly any comparison. but it still has threats. al qaeda, taliban. they have built the afghan security forces, a very strong security force institution. so...

Th that speaks to close u.s. air support. >> this is totally different from where we've been in the last 13 years, what we have ahead for the next two years. but bottom line is, we've got to realize, this is still a war zone. this is still a war. so you put men and women in war zone, they are still in a war zone. >> reporter: taliban attacks are down this year from 2013 but secretary hagel's visit comes during a new wave of taliban violence in the capital of kabul. >> what's the most concerning thing that you've heard, the thing that scares you the most? >> i think this country, first of all, ...