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There have been a number of insider attacks, green on blue attacks where afghan security forces or someone posing as an afghan cu afghan security force attacks an american service member or coalition member but a case of an accidental shooting like this is very rare. earlier in the month, we saw the death of major taylor, who was a mayor, a national guard service member serving from utah. we saw him killed in an insider attack. its been a really difficult month for u.s. service members there in ...

Enormous u.s. military response. another issue. returning to afghan, really a disturbing photo or a striking one emerged at the top u.s. general in afghanistan walking to a meeting there, carrying a weapon. i believe thats an m-4 assault rifle. what does that say about security in afghanistan today? >> an extraordinary photo. lets put it up. that is general scott miller, the head of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. he is clutching a fully loaded m-4 assault rifle. this is not what you typica...

Leaves behind his wife, jenny, with and seven children. seven. their ages span from 11 months to 13 years. utahs lieutenant governor released a statement and ill read part of it for you, writing, i hate this. im strugglinging for words. i love mayor taylor, his amazing wife, jenny, and his seven sweet kids. utah weeps for them today. this war has once again cost us the best blood of a generation. we must rally around his family. so lets go to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, with just ...

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It is the hardest job for commander of forces at combat, just a day into his new assignment, the u.s. commanding general in afghanistan announced a u.s. service member was killed today in what is being described as an insider attack. barbara starr joins us now live from the pentagon. what do we know about the circumstances here? >> hi, jim. very early word coming out of afghanistan that one service member was killed, another wounded in eastern afghanistan in one of these so-called insider attack...

Afghanistan. u.s. officials say the wounded service member is in stable condition with nonlife threatening injuries. six u.s. troops have been killed in afghanistan this year. in a statement announcing the latest casualty, the new u.s. head of forces in afghanistan says the service member that volunteered his service has suffered a tragic loss. the mission is now stretched for two decades. yesterday general scott miller is the former head of special operations command responsible for leading eli...

Like afghanistan where u.s. soldiers also on a train advise and assist mission have died as pa result of insider attacks. threat doesnt go away even if you are not authorized to do come bat. >> thank you so much for coming back. >> reporter: thanks for having me. we are watching and waiting for the white house press briefing to get under way. certainly questions will come up when it comes to that deadly ambush in nigerian other issues on this friday afternoon. stay with me. well take it live i...

Screening of electronic devices, more thorough passenger vetting, and new measures designed to mitigate the potential threat of insider attacks. we will also lay out a clear path to encourage airlines and airports to adapt or, crep correction, to adopt more sophisticated screening approaches, including better use of explosion detecting canines. additionally, we will encourage more airports to become pre-clearance locations. this not only enhances security, it also increases convenience by allowi...

>> mattis talked about u.s. forces in afghanistan, that will be in a broader strategist review. >> john mccain has expressed frustration in the delay. after 16 years of war. >> we are losing in afghanistan. we just had three americans killed in the last couple of days. this is not an academic exercise. >> secretary mattis, the rising number of insider attacks by afghan troops turning on their american partners is alarming. mattis said he will present a strategy in mid-july. john. >> john: thank ...

>> mattis talked about u.s. forces in afghanistan, that will be in a broader strategist review. >> john mccain has expressed frustration in the delay. after 16 years of war. >> we are losing in afghanistan. we just had three americans killed in the last couple of days. this is not an academic exercise. >> secretary mattis, the rising number of insider attacks by afghan troops turning on their american partners is alarming. mattis said he will present a strategy in mid-july. john. >> john: thank ...