diplomat killed since last september's attack in bengahzi, libya. secretary of state, john kerry, traveling spoke of the young woman he met on his recent trip to kabul. >> she was someone who worked hard and put her life on the line so others could live a better life. our hearts go out to anne's mother and father, with whom i spoke yesterday and to the two sisters and the brother who survive her. >> reporter: smedinghoff had been in afghanistan since july, as her facebook photo shows, confidently traveling with troops around the country. >> anne and those with her were attacked by taliban terrorists who woke up that day not with a mission to educate or to help, but with a mission to destroy. >> reporter: of course our condolences to the families of the others who lost their lives in this attack. we're waiting for the pentagon to release their names. afghan civilians still paying a huge price, an investigation underway into a weekend air strike that may have killed several afghan children. >> we know the u.s. troops are scheduled to ship out of afgha