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We are also hearing the very same thing about atrocity cities a stros cities committed by the rebels. in for a long and potentially very bloody civil war higher body count not only in terms of soldiers but also civilians, jon? >> jon: leland vittert in our middle east bureau, thanks. hunger might be partly it blame for rise on u.s. forces by afghan troops. thats according to the u.s. top commander in afghanistan. general john allen points out the latest so-called insider attacks have come during...

Handing off where theyre in the lead, and they expect the whole country will be passed to an afghan lead in 2013 giving them a full year and a half possibly to monitor the progress big made but theres no doubt and no ones denying theres a long -- the taliban themselves say they will continue to fight. the taliban themselves think that they are actually the ones with the winning hand. they insider attacks now bring even a new challenge to u.s. and nato forces here at least 40 fatalities this year...

Account at least in part for the surging rate of autism, perhaps as many as 30% of all cases and mika, people have been grappling with what has been causing the explosive spike in autism for the past 20 years, 30 years, is it environmental causes. this is -- >> come up as a concern in the past. >> when this broke in "the new york times" yesterday, i just -- you know, sort of personal with our family. were like oh, my gosh, that does make sense. because people are having kids at an older age now ...

President obama told reporters at the white house monday he would be placing a call to president karzai to reiterate u.s. concerns about insider attacks. >> in the long-term we will seifuer u.s. casualties and coalition casualties by sticking to our transition plan and making sure we have the most effective afghan security force possible. but we have to do it in a way that doesnt keep our guys vulnerable. >> the plane dempsey would have taken back to afghanistan. he was not injured two u.s. pers...

Wright of the good morning again, kelly. >> good morning. the strike occurred shortly after midnight in afghanistan forcing bagram air base into lock down mode for more than an hour. base personnel were ordered into their bunkers. u.s. military officials say militants fired two rockets from a remote timer. shrapnel struck the chairman of the joint chiefs c-17 plane forcing general martin dempsey to wait for replacement plane to leave afghanistan. aides say he was in his quarters during the attac...

So thats actually -- if that kind of progress that weve seen over this year can be extrapolated out to the next 28 months, i think were going to see something thats actually sustainable. >> general dempsey speaking with jennifer griffin prior to that attack that took place this morning. he placed a telephone call to president karzai tuesday morning before leaving afghanistan to reiterate u.s. concerns about the space of insider attacks on u.s. and nato troops, urging president karzai to do more ...

Approved been talking about on the stump. the "the washington post" has said it has three pinocchios because its not true. thats an independent fact checker saying that bottom line while the president noted that this other democratic ad hasnt run anywhere its gotten a lot of attention in the media and play. in part because of us as well, shep president taking heat frequency he takes questions from reporters. how does his credibility compare with that of his predecessors. >> stacks up well. go th...

Take a private briefing to update us on how the mission is going. inside, the afghan commander is furious. his soldiers havent returned, and he doesnt know where they are. captain marcus morgan is left to face the anger all alone. the only american in a room filled with afghans who are armed. this is how most insider attacks take place, with american troops completely vulnerable. whats it like walking into a room like that as the only american? >> as you develop personal relationships and work w...

Phyllis diller a legend of comedy, dead today at 95. united states military top general today met with coalition forces in afghanistan in an effort to stop a wave of insider attacks in which afghan forces attack nato troops and american troops. latest happened yesterday. two afghan policemen turned their weapons on troops and killed an american service member. it comes days after the u.s. military ordered troops to stay armed and ready to fight such an attack. more than 30 insider attacks have...

Accomplishments in his life. well learn more as the day goes on, thank you very much. adam housley in los angeles. >> reporter: bye, martha. gregg: the u.s. militarys top general, martin dempsey, in afghanistan today for stocks with senior commanders there about the recent spate of insider attacks against nato forces. the latest took place yesterday. two afghan policemen suddenly opening fire on u.s. troops in the kandahar province. one american soldier was killed, bringing the number to then in...