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Security agencies an all kinds of tactics. in the past, we have seen u.s. trainers and military personnel in countries like afghanistan the subject of insider attacks. but this is really a rare situation the see in a country like jordan where there's a close working relationship between the united states and squl jordanian security personnel. nonetheless as we mentioned at this stage the investigation into the background of this individual is ongoing. though relatives, again, from this individual's family, tell nbc news in jordan they do not believe it to be a terrorist attack as of yet. kate?...

Even on those bases you have the guardian angels. that is a security detail heavily armed that stand often between the american soldiers and the afghans that are supposed to often be working with. a complex relationship they have. not devoid of trust, but certainly trust challenged. that attack that happened yesterday, nato today say a total of eight american soldiers were wounded. that's a high casualty toll and one lost his life as well. so remarkable instant that occurred when they were leaving this governor's compound there yesterday. they were in fact attacked by an afghan soldier. had a ...

I'm optimistic though. much of this didn't even exist in november. >> america's longest war is ending and it has left afghanistan changed. some of their police now die in old humvees. it is rare now for americans to drive around here flying over valleys where they once faced the taliban who are now vying with isis for young, angry recruits. this war is barely recognizable. the main threat here now rogue afghans opening fire on foreigners. we were surrounded at all times by a security detail. well this is about as close to front line as these american troops will get here in afghanistan. they a...

Buildings. they've also gone into the naval port and taken nine small fast boats, the local tribes in that area, the confederation of tribes there are really not powerful enough to do anything about al qaeda. they're not hugely strong but they're growing in strength. this is just somewhere that we know about. there will be plenty of other places inside yemen that we don't get reports from where al qaeda is taking advantage. that's what everyone's concerned about. >> it's an awful, awful situation. and the saudi ambassador to the united states told me this week not only iran but hezbollah, they...

Sympathetic to wanting to keep troops longer. how much do you think you need? >> president obama whom i admire is a man of deliberate race and determination. so we need to examine the situation together which a common understanding and on the basis of that make decisions on those critical questions. >> the afghan security forces in 2014 have the worst casualtyies, are they prepared to take over? >> we are challenged but we have one of the best special forces in the region because they have been -- the best their american counterparts. and we are determined. >> with all due respect in the past ...