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(CNNStudentNews)--November16,2016PresidentObamaBeginsHisLastOverseasTripWhileInOffice;America`sLongest-EverWar;MovieTheatersHope4-DFillsSeatsTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:CNNSTUDENTNEWSisclearedfortakeoff.Andwe`revisitingafewdifferentregionsaswegetstartedthisWednesday.I`myourCaptainCarlAzuz.Firstup,tothesouthernEuropeancountryofGreece,whereAirForceOnetoucheddownyesterday.It`sthefirststopofBarackObama`slastinternationaltripasU.S.president.Fromhere,he`llbeheadedtothecountriesofGermanyandPeruandonethinghe`scertaintohearineverynationhevisits,questionsabouthissuccessor,U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpandAmericanpoliciesinthemeantime.President-electTrumpcampaignedverystronglyagainstPresidentObama`spolicies.Andthelasttimehetookquestionsfromreportersoverseas,Mr.ObamaexpressedconfidencethatAmericanvoterswouldrejectMr.Trumpaspresident.Butthatwasbeforetheelection,inSeptember,onatriptoAsia.Andnow,ashenavigatesthroughEuropeandSouthAmerica,thepresidentisworkingtoreassureothercountriesaboutAmerica`sfuture.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)BARACKOBAMA,PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES:Ithinkit`sfairtosaythatIwassurprisedbytheelectionresults,andI`vesaidso.Istilldon`tfeelresponsibleforwhatthepresident-electsaysordoes,butIdofeelaresponsibilityaspresidentoftheUnitedStatestomakesurethatIfacilitateagoodtransitionandIpresenttohimaswellastheAmericanpeoplemybestthinking,mybestideasabouthowyoumovethecountryforward.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:InAfghanistan,fourAmericanswererecentlykilledatBagramAirfield.That`sthelargestU.S.baseinthesouthernAsiancountry.TwoU.S.troopsandtwoU.S.contractorsdiedinanexplosionsetoffbyanapparentsuicidebomber.Seventeenothertroopswerewounded.TheTalibansaiditwasresponsible.That`sthemilitantgroupthatusedtoruleAfghanistan.TheU.S.ledacampaignthatkickedthemoutofpowerin2001,butAmericantroopsandTalibanfightersarestillpartofastrugglethatcoulddeterminewhocontrolsthecountry.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)IVANWATSON,CNNSENIORINTERNATIONALCORRESPONDENT(voice-over):ItisAmerica`slongestwar,theconflictinAfghanistan.Itbegun15yearsago,aftertheSeptember11terrorattacksorchestratedbyOsamabinLaden.ThealQaedawasaguestandallyofAfghanistan`srulingTalibanin2001.Lessthanamonthlater,U.S.warplanesattackedtheTalibanandafterbarelysixweeksofairstrikes,theTalibanwasonarun,abandoningKabultoAfghanfightersalliedwiththeU.S.(oncamera):Iwashereonaday15yearsagowhenU.S.-backedrebelsliberatedtheAfghancapital.Itwasadayofhopeandeuphoriacomingonabackofaswiftmilitaryvictory.Ididnotexpectitwouldleadto15yearsofconstantwar.(voice-over):Intheyearsaftertheirdefeat,theTalibanregroupedandfoughtbackagainstnewWestern-backedgovernmentsinKabul.Andnow,inits15thyear,thewaragainsttheTalibanhascausedatleast2,380Americanlives,killedoftensofthousandsofAfghanciviliansandcausedanestimated$780billiontaxpayerdollars.Andyet,AfghanistanwasbarelydiscussedtherecentU.S.presidentialdebates,thoughDonaldTrumpdidsaythistoCNNinOctober2015.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)DONALDTRUMP(R),PRESIDENT-ELECT(viatelephone):Iwouldleavethetroopstherebegrudgingly.I`mnothappyaboutit,Iwilltellyou.ButIwouldleavethetroopstherebegrudgingly,yes.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)WATSON:Therearecurrentlyaround9,800U.S.troopsstationedinAfghanistan,aswellasseveralthousandotherforeigntroopsfromtheNATOmilitaryalliance.MostoftheconflictisnowbeingfoughtbyAfghansecurityforces.Today,theAfghancapitalisplaguedbykidnapping,andit`salsothefrequenttargetofTalibanandISISterrorattacks.NAJIBSHARIFIA,DIR.,AFGHANJOURNALISTS`SAFETYCOMMITTEE:Icouldneverimagine,youknow,thattheTalibanwillbebackatthegatesofKabul.WATSON:PoliticalanalystNajibSharifia,hewasjust19yearsoldthedayU.S.airstrikesdrovetheTalibanfromthecity.SHARIFIA:Itwasprobablythehappiestdayofmylife.WATSON:ButhisexpectationsforAfghanistanhaveshrunkwithtime.SHARIFIA:TheassumptionsthatAfghanshadfromtheUnitedStatesisthistheworld`smostpowerfulandrichestcountry.ItwillcometoAfghanistananditwouldrebuildAfghanistan,thingsthatnotturnedouttobethewaywethought.WATSON:ThoughAfghansvotedsuccessfullyinseveralnationalelectionsovertheyears,successofAfghangovernmentshavebeenplaguedbyallegationsoframpantcorruptionandinfighting.Thelast15yearsbroughteducationformillionsofgirls,constructionofhighways,airportsandforthefirsttime,anationalcellphonenetwork.Butmanyoftheseadvancesarenowatrisk.TheTalibancontrolsornowbattlestocontrolterritorythat`shometomorethanathirdofthecountry`spopulation,accordingtoU.S.militaryestimates,includingthisformerU.S.outpostwestofKabul,abandonedbyU.S.troopstotheTalibanseveralyearsago,andnowdissolvingintothedustofacountryoftencalledthegraveyardofempires.COL.RICKFRANCONA(RETIRED),DEFENSEANALYST:IftheTrumpadministrationmadeadecisionthattheyweregoingtopulloutitsforces,IthinktherewouldinitiallybeacollapseoftheAfghangovernmentinKabulandwewouldseetheTalibanprobablyswiftintopoweragain.WATSON:WhenPresident-electTrumptakesoffice,he`llfaceadifficultquestionhere,shouldhekeepriskingU.S.livesandtreasureonwhatoftenfeelslikeAmerica`sforgottenwar.IvanWatson,CNN.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:IntheU.S.,therehasbeenanothe