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All should be asking. >> shannon: and hopefully will get the answers. congressman smith we appreciate your time. thank you. >> appreciate it. >> shannon: a new insider are attack in afghanistan leaves two americans dead including a service member. now, a sad milestone for the afghan war. 2,000 troops killed winc kill e beginning of 2001. >> nato will only say the american soldier and contractor so the in afghanistan late yesterday died in a suspected insider attack after some kind of a misunders...

The government war planes are flying over the come ball zone with rebels firing mortar. reports of at least five killed. activists say that several homes were destroyed. the battle sparked a fire that is tearing through an ancient market. the centurys old market is on a list of historic protected places put out by a u.n. agencies. >>gregg: two americans killed in afghanistan by a trusted member of the afghan security force, the latest in a string of deadly insider attacks. now that report from w...

>> the defense secretary leon panetta says the taliban is trying to undermine our trust and joint chiefs of staff says that wont work. >> and one army commander told me insider attacks are an affront to their honor, at odds with their culture. as for us, we are adapting to changes in that threat as well. thats what professional militaries do. >> reporter: the number of deaths from insiders attacks has risen dramatic from 20, two years ago to 35 last year and 53 this year so far, even as both sid...

The u.n. says they are likely to continue to the afghan troops can pledge their allegiance to the taliban. >> im afraid given the withdrawal target that the green on blue attacks are actually likely to increase as the date for the withdrawal grows closer and the taliban attacks if anything may diminish. why should the taliban take risks when they know we are leaving. it is more for the afghan national army personnel who want to show their loyalty to taliban. >> the defense secretary says the tal...

Against mitt romney. i believe bill is exactly right when barack obama was challenged in the univision interview and he was challenged very hard. obama looked uncomfortable when he is really confronted with facts and simply worded questions. i think if mitt romney reminds people we have really 11.7% unemployment and not 8.1% that americas best days ca cannot e behind her, they have to be in front of her. i think having a moment of real leadership and maturity and contrasting that with the presid...

Against mitt romney. i believe bill is exactly right when barack obama was challenged in the univision interview and he was challenged very hard. obama looked uncomfortable when he is really confronted with facts and simply worded questions. i think if mitt romney reminds people we have really 11.7% unemployment and not 8.1% that americas best days ca cannot e behind her, they have to be in front of her. i think having a moment of real leadership and maturity and contrasting that with the presid...

The suspected attacks number of americans killed in the eleven year war there to 2,000 and u.s. coalition killed this year to 53. former ambassador john bolton he says the green on blue attacks will continue until americans leave afghanistan so after began security forces can get a head start pledging their allegiance to the taliban. >> green and blue on attacks is likely to increase as the date to withdrawal draws closer. taliban attacks may diminish. why should the taliban take risks when they...

Attacks is affronted with their honor and culture and their faith. as for us, we are adapted go to changes in that threat, as well. that is what professional militaries do. >> the number of deaths from insider attacks has written from 35 last year and 53 this year so far. even as both sides are working hard to stop them with americans beefing up security on joint missions and afghans doing more background checks on recruits. >> heather: thank you peter. >> gregg: back on the bench, tomorrow the ...

>> what type of precautions are commanders in the field taking to try to prevent these insider attacks? >> well craig they are taking precautions, they have these guardian agnels actually that go along with these americans just in case an attack like this happens. this just started this year because of this drastic increase. in the last couple of weeks, we actually noticed that they stopped most joint afghan and u.s. patrols. the americans say theyve restarted those, but it shows just the lack o...

Forces. whats the latest you could tell us on the latest attack? >>. >> theres been another attack, it took place yesterday, but word of the insider attack is just coming to us today. in this attack, there was an american army checkpoint, a vehicle control point. and two afghan soldiers came up, they were speaking to the americans at this checkpoint and then suddenly, one of these afghan soldiers pulled out a weapon, opened fire. killed one american soldier. killed another american contractor an...