what can you tell us about major general harold greene's accomplishments? >> reporter: we'll bring you that ceremony in about a half-hour when it gets underway. by all accounts major general harry greene was an extraordinary man. he was highly accomplished and had an incredible sense of humor. he graduated from the polytechnic institute. he had self postgraduate degrees. he had a masters degree in engineering, a masters in science. a masters in strategic studies from the u.s. warp college and one of his professors was quoted -- his fellow student jokingly teased him sergeant greene. he took it in great stride such was his sense of humor. one of the great unheralded things about the u.s. military is its logistics going back to world war i, what has made the u.s. military so effective has been its supply and the efficiency of that. it's because of guys like major general harold greene that the u.s. army has triumphed in a way. if you don't have the logistics and the supply lines it doesn't work and it's because of people like major general harold greene. patti

army major general, harold green.ooting is being considered a green on blue attack signaling it was an afghan soldier. over the last six years, 88 of the green on blue attacks caused 143 deaths in afghanistan. and 15% in 2011 of all casualty. >>> and huddle around the water cooler. we don't have a lot of time to get to this kid. we need all the time we can get. >> if you not heard of noah ritter, let me introduce you to the 5-year-old. his interview with a reporter at the wayne county fair has gone viral. >> what did you think about the ride? >> it was great. i have never been on live television before. but sometimes i don't watch the -- i don't watch the news because i'm a kid, and apparently every time -- apparently grandpa just gives me the remote after he watched the power ball. >> the powerball. >> what did you think about the ride? >> it was great. >> why? >> because apparently you're spinning around and apparently every time you get dizzy, you get dizzy. >> reporter: was it fun? >> yeah. and i've never, ever be

forces just outside kabul. >> major general harold greene was a 34-year veteran. before he was deployed he lived with liz family in falls church, virginia. >> reporter: nikki burdine joins us from the pentagon with more. good morning, nikki. >> good morning. major general harold greene was on his first deemployment to a war zone when he was killed in what military officials say was an inside job. here's what we know so far about this attack. major general harold greene was a 34-year veteran and was making a routine visit to a military training facility in kabul by someone believed to be an afghan soldier. he was shot from a window of a nearby building. eight other american soldiers were wounded as well. the taliban has not claimed responsibility but they have praised the shooter. major general greene was in charge of training afghan troops for the final withdrawal of u.s. combat forces in december. he lived with his family in falls church and he leaves behind a wife, his daughter and a son who also served in the army. his family in falls church has asked for priva

. >> the country mourning the loss of major general harold green a 34 year army veteran killed in an insider attack in afghanistan. what this means as the white house tries to wrap up the war there. peter? >> heather, in almost 13 years of war major general harold green is the highest ranking american soldier to die in battle. green's family is mourning in falls church, virginia today as america's enemies are claiming victory according to experts. >> taliban or supporters are showing they think they have the upper hand. our influence is declining and they are determined to do this so they rally people to their side. >> the number of green on blue attacks where afghan army troops fire on americans and our allies has fluctuated in recent years. 44 in 2012, 13 last year and 3 so far this year. at the white house the obama administration is making efforts to wind down the help in afghanistan says it's a setback. >> it is progress made, part one progress made by our men and women in uniform who have been serving the war and there is no doubt what previously was a base of operation for al

the body of army two-star major general harold greene is being brought home two days after his killed in kabul in an insider attack by an good afternoon soldier. greene is the highest ranking member of the u.s. military to die in the line of duty in afghanistan. we're expecting to see the dignified transfer live and we will bring that to you when it happens. >>> we want to turn now to the latest on the cease-fire between israel and hamas. talks continue in cairo with just under 16 hours left until the three-day cease-fire is set to end. israel withdrew its troops from the gaza strip on tuesday after declaring it had completed its mission to destroy the cross-border tunnels built by hamas. on wednesday an israeli government spokesperson told nbc news israel has no problem with an unconditional extension of the cease-fire and another israeli source said they already passed on their approval for an extension and were just waiting for a response from hamas. but a member of the hamas delegation in cairo on wednesday tweeted that there was no agreement on extending the truce yet. the month-

this is happening in the context of the return here to dover, delaware, of that major general harold greene who was killed on tuesday. it's interesting because general greene was acting in this sort of training role. he was an expert in infrastructure and improvement and logistics and he was the deputy commander of a group that is responsible for helping transfer security control to the afghans. it's a group called the combined security transition command and so that general was helping to relieve these training efforts. it does point out the challenges ahead, not just right now in afghanistan, but also after the end of this year as the residual forces remain, if they are able to do so if this agreement is reached. there's still going to be some challenges potentially leaving them exposed to more attacks like this. >> athena jones and elise labbot, thanks. as athena mentioned, heart-wrenching moments as the body of major general harold greene killed in afghanistan arrived at dover air force base. the military refers to this as a dignified transfer. greene's family was there. a short prayer

major general harold green. he's 55 years old.e with a group of other senior american senior american coalition forces outside of kabul. it was a routine inspection. something they often do. and shortly after they arrived, an afghan soldier fired a machine gun from a year building, spraying the group with bullets. killing the major general. and as you say, injuring more than a dozen others. now, officials say that this was an afghan soldier who fired that machine gun. this wasn't a member of the taliban. and i think that is what is extremely frightening. this is somebody that the americans were working with. they're training, they're assisting these people and for them to turn on them like this is just crushing. just really destroys and undermines everything that has been worked towards the last 13 years. he was killed shortly after by forces. the taliban, of course, have come out and said he isn't one of theirs, but they have praised him as a hero, obviously for the family of major general green, they're heartbroken and devastate

majoren harold green was killed afghanistan. last week we took you to delaware the general's remains were flown back to dover air fobase. today hes buried with full military honors at arlington nationaler dana culver attended the emotiona service. >> repor for the country, for major general harold green's family is the loss of a husband and a dad. august 5, a lone afghan gunman shot the two-star general and several others. the gener had been in afghanin january. back at home his family got the tragic news. last thursday they stood on the tarmac at dover air force base as his bo returned home. they wanted us, the media, to be there, too. in a break from normal preej his son angh holding to other fy members walked on to the c-17 to thank the flight crew for bringing their dad back home. back in arlington today the bugler played as soldiers flags green's grieving loved ones. >>> tonight changingin b helpi s t smallest victims abuse. >> one organization tt is using th like toys to help stop some of the tears. this is a unique method

a cargo plane arrived with the body of general harold green. six white gloved soldiers carried the flag draped case, holding the general's remains. his family is seen here, they boarded the aircraft to thank the flight crew. green is the highest ranked officer to die in combat since vietnam. >> he was not there for combat, he was there to help the afghans with their future. that is more difficult to take. >> it was a routine trip to this military academy, he was there to check on progress by the afghan troops. one of the thousands trained by the u.s. fired an automatic weapon into a large crowd, general green was killed and a dozen wounded including eight americans. the gunman was killed. an incident like this -- >> will make it much more difficult to conduct that mission in the future with the loss of trust and confidence that has to happen when something as tragic as this curs. >> another two star general was there on tuesday, the u.s. commander was standing next to green and was unhurt. reporting from washington, car and travers, channel 6 "a

the burial service has just ended at arlington national cemetery where major general harold greene -- for major general harold greene who was killed last week when a gunman opened fire in a military training facility in afghanistan. he's survived by his wife and two adult children. >> a lot of concern in d.c. tonight after a week filled with gun violence. in the past seven days at least 21 people have been shot in the district in more than a half dozen incidents including the shooting of an off duty police detective. sam ford is outside of d.c. superior court where one shooting suspect just faced a judge. >> yes, gordon. we are outside d.c. superior court, romeo hayes was just arraigned on two counts of assault with intent to kill of two off duty police officers. charging documents say that hayes and others were in a car stolen from reagan national airport, that they shot a policewoman's car once and then shot at her again after they realized she was following them. that they shot a police detective's car at least a dozen times. and when he rammed their car to avoid being carjacked, t

he was a major general harold j. green. he was the deputy commanding general of the combined security transition command for afghanistan. that is video of had imthere speaking at a previous event. previously, he was involved in acquisition reform in the pentagon. he's a 34-year-old veteran of the military. orally from upstate new york. and earlier in the day, we were not reporting his name or his rank because family notification had not been completed. we are told now that his family has been notified. again, this is the major general killed in this attack earlier today. the most senior american officer killed in action killed since 9/11 in fact when a three-star general was killed in the attack on the pentagon, wolf. >> 34-year veteran. he's not 34 years old. >> a 34 year veteran of the u.s. military. >> a distinguished career. obviously we're saddened to hear he was shot and killed apparently by this afghan soldier. >> no question. you talk to military officials. it's true any loss is a great loss from a private right on

harold green was the second-highest american serving in afghanistan, and oversaw transition efforts. is was his first war zone deployment. green and others were at the camp tuesday when an afghan soldier opened fire, seriously injuring several before being killed in return gunfire. the 15 wounded include 8 americans, 2 brits, 1 german, 4 afghans. it was on the decline as the international presence wound do

harold green is the highest ranking officer killed in combat since 1970. average soldier who was being trained by the u.s. military killed green near kabul. he opened fire organ green from a bathroom. is a people were injured before the afghanistan soldier was shot and killed. >> israel has agreed to extend a cease-fire for another 48 hours. the current cease-fire was said to expire at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. prime minister netanyahu said the country regrets civilian deaths in gaza, but maintains the military assault on the teart was justified. -- territory was justified. an estimated 1 million people are without sufficient water and electricity. >> police say a murder of a woman in pennypack park may not be a random act. police say the occupies shows -- the autopsy shows no sign of sexual assault and little sign of a struggle. >> there was not much of a sign of a struggle. there was minor bruising, but not blunt-force trauma. >> marie left her home for a power walk, shortly after that a car pulled up and she stopped to talk to the person inside. her b

major general harold greene was stationed in kabul since january. he was a 34-year veteran of the u.s. army. greene was the lone fatality at a shooting at a training ground for afghan soldiers. nearly 15 others were hurt. david martin reports. >> reporter: it happened at midday at the military academy where afghans are trained to become officers. a delegation of u.s. and allied officers was mowed down by a man believed to be an afghan army soldier who opened fire with a machine gun from the window of a nearby building. before troops assigned to guard the visitors could return fire, an american general had been killed at eight u.s. soldiers wounded, four of them seriously. a german and an afghan general also were wounded. major general harold greene was deputy chief of training and assistance command which is at the heart of american strategy to pull its combat troops out of afghanistan by the end of this year. as a two-star general he's the highest ranking american officer killed since 9/11. when one of the hi jacked airlines smashed into the pent go

>> major general harold green is almost home. his remains left bagram air base and will arrive in the next few hours. they will receive his remains and a funeral will be at arlington national cemetery minutes away from the falls church virginia home greene left when he deployed. he grew up in new york. ags on state buildings will be flown on half staff to honor the highest ranking officer during the 13 year war in afghanistan. the investigation into the attack on greene is finding greene was part of a group standing outside of the building. a shooter was hidden inside pointed a machine gun at the group and started fighting. the chief of staff is saying that his top priority is taking care of greene's family and the family of the others injured during this insider attack. >> thank you, peter. >>> the cdc issuing the highest alert in response to the deadly ebola outbreak. the legal one response means increased staff and resources will be devoted to the outbreak. the family of nurse nancy writbol says this. we were able to spend a f

major general harold greene harold greeisthe highest rankinr killed in battle overseas in 44 years. david martin is working on the story at the pentagon. >> reporter: it happened at midday at the military academy where afghans are trained to become officers. a delegation of u.s. and allied officers was mowed down by a man believed to be an afghan army soldier who opened fire with a machine gun from the window of a nearby building. before troops assigned to guard the visitors could return fire, an american general had been killed and eight u.s. soldiers wounded, four of them seriously. a german and an afghan general also were wounded. major general harold green was deputy chief of the training and assistance command, which is at the heart of the american strategy to pull the combat troops out of afghanistan by the end of this year. as a two-star general, he is the highest ranking american officer killed since 9/11 when one of the hijacked airliners smashed into the pentagon killing, among others, three-star general timothy maijde. so-called insider attacks in which men dressed in afg

major general harold green is the highest ranking u.s. military member killed since the afghanistan war began. >> any time we lose one of our own it's a tragedy. it's difficult. >> juanita chaeng speaks for th family. >> the family wants america, the army and afghanistan to know they have lost a hero today. >> reporter: major general was green was in charge of training the afghan army training while helping the men he helped train in kabul. a lone gunman opened fire at a gathering of u.s. and afghan soldiers. green died. a german general and more than a dozen u.s. and coalition troops were wounded. the gunman was killed. >> this shooting is a painful reminder of the service and sacrifice our people in uniform make every day. >> his wife was an army colonel, his son a soldier. >> he was proud of the mission he was working on and the family is proud of what he was doing as well. >> major general green is the highest ranking military officer to die in combat since vietnam. i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> today's insider attack, jim handily joi

major general harold green was an engineer by trade. a soldier and a scholar, with three master's degrees and a ph.d.. after numerous domestic postings in the army, he was second highest ranking u.s. military officer, presently posted in afghanistan. he becomes now the highest ranking officer killed in an overseas combat zone since the vietnam war. this incident happened just northwest of the city of kabul. tonight we begin at the pentagon with our correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: major general harold green, a 34-year veteran, arrived in afghanistan for the first time this past january. his mission was to train and develop afghan military forces. it was one of those afghan soldiers who shot and killed general green today. a large group of american and coalition forces led by the general were at the afghan military academy examining a new water tank, when without warning, an afghan soldier from a nearby barracks opened fire with a machine gun, taking direct aim at the u.s. military officers, killing general green and wounding

as david martin reports, major general harold greene was gunned down by a man believed to be an afghan soldier, a supposed ally. >> reporter: major general harold greene, he went by harry, was deputy chief of the organization in charge of training and equipping the afghan army. it is the linchpin of the american strategy to pull out of afghanistan by the end of the year and turn the fighting over to the afghans. greene was one of several u.s. and allied officers inspecting the afghan military academy. the delegate was mowed down by a machine gun from the window of a nearby building. before troops assigned to guard the visitors could return fire, greene had been killed and eight other u.s. soldiers wounded, four seriously. a german and afghan general were also wounded. u.s. officials say it appears the shooter fired indiscriminately in the crowd and wasn't distributely trying to kill an american general. >> afghanistan is a war zone. so it's impossible to eliminate, uhm, completely eliminate that threat, i think. >> reporter: it was the third so-called insider attack this year. incident

. >>> body of major general harold green arrived at dover air force base in delaware today. solder received, soldiers received his body in, is what known as a dignified transfer. general green killed on tuesday, in an attack at a military training camp in afghanistan. the his father, also harold green, learned of his son's death when another of his sons called. >> my son heard a reference to a military major general being killed and knowing there were only three in afghanistan and one was our son, he checked. >> general green was shot by afghan military police officer who opened fire on more than a dozen people at the camp just west of kabul. eight other u.s. troops were wounded, four have of them seriously, security forces did return fire and killed the gun man. >>> happening right now the city of philadelphia getting ready to show brotherly love to the democratic national committee. philadelphia is one of five cities vying to host the democratic national convention in 2016 and dnc delegates will be here next week to tour the area. >> they are going to see one of the most i

outside, wounding as many as 13, including a german army general and killing of course major general harold greene. one of the real terrible ironies in this, so many other inside attacks as well, is that major general greene's role as deputy commanding general of combined security transition command in afghanistan was devoted simply to helping afghans stand on their even feet. -- own feet. >> he wasn't there as infantry kicking in doors. he was there to help advance the afghan national army and afghan national security forces. >> reporter: major greene's falls church, virginia home, neighbors were gathering yesterday afternoon, hugging. an american flag flew out front. demoralizing blow to u.s. efforts to withdraw from afghanistan by the end of this year and to maintain stability. >> the taliban hasn't turned the page. al qaeda, isis are not turning page. they're redoubling efforts. they're identified that we're retreating. that we don't care. we're not invested in the outcome. you have islamists on the march. taliban really controlling the countryside. >> reporter: major general harold greene's b

. >> major general harold greene gunned down by u.s. trained afghan security forces. he's now the most senior u.s. officer killed in action since the pentagon attack on 9/11. here's abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: a two-star american general, harold greene, gunned down by an afghan soldier. his northern virginia neighborhood is stunned. >> it's a shock and it's awful, the way that happened. somebody pulled a gun that was supposed to be on his side. just terrible. >> reporter: this morning, we're learning more about general greene and his mission, he had just been sent to afghanistan after being promoted to deputy commander of training. it was supposed to be a routine visit to an afghan military academy tuesday, the general there to check on the progress of afghan troops in training. from an elevated position, the shooter, a member of the afghan security forces strikes using an automatic weapon. general greene is hit and more than a dozen others wounded. within seconds american soldiers so-called guardian angels fire back killing the gunman. >> any form of trust bet

and the body of two star general harold greene killed in afghanistan now in american soil. the remains arrived at dover air force base and we are learning about the attack that killed greene and wounded 15 others. army officials at this hour saying the gunman hid inside a bathroom with an assault rifle and then opened fire as those officers passioned by. also, army sergeant bergal meeting with the army general. he met wednesday with major general kenneth dahl. his attorneys answered all the questions and did not remain silent. >>> still ahead, the man who leaked the natural security agency is being granted another three years of refuge. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'll del walters. these are your headlines. israeli and palestinian officials are trying to agree on a deal to extend the temporary cease-fire celt to expire friday morning. hamas is demanding the lift of a blockade on gaza. israel saying that will be nearly impossible. a short while ago you saw president obama signing a bill to give department of affairs improved resources for medical care and promised

major general harold greene just sent to afghanistan in january after a promotion.or american and afghan officers visiting the base when an afghan soldier open fire. greene is the highest ranking u.s. military officer to be killed in either the iraq or afghanistan wars. >> the loss of any life is tragic. but the symbolism will have a huge effect on u.s. forces. >> more than a dozen other coalition soldiers were wounded, including eight americans. >>> a three-day mideast cease-fire is still holding this morning, for more than 24 hours after it went into effect. palestinians ventured back on to the streets of gaza as shelling stopped and shops reopened. delegations for both sides in cairo for talks aimed at kaeping the peace. israel says it will discuss easing border restrictions and there are signs that palestinians may give mahmoud abbas a role in gaza. >> the situation in eastern ukraine is quickly becoming a humanitarian crisis. power and water are in short supply. homes there have been destroyed during the violence between government forces and pro-russian separa

. >> that major general harold green was killed in this attack. it happened at a military training facility in kabul, afghanistan, kind of the equivalent to west point in the united states. so of course it shocked many. 15 other coalition troops, including a german general, were wounded. our jim sciutto has more. >> reporter: it was a brazen attack, killing the most senior u.s. officer since 9/11. and it began with a routine trip to afghanistan's premiere training facility for afghan military officers. a delegation of senior american and coalition officers was visiting the marshall fahim national defense university outside kabul when disaster struck. an afghan soldier opened fire with a russian-made light machine gun. major general harold green, the deputy commander of the security transition in afghanistan was killed. 15 coalition soldiers, including eight americans, were injured, some seriously. forces responded, killing the shooter. pentagon officials tell cnn the shooter was an afghan soldier who had been with his unit for some time and had co

army general harold green was killed when a man dressed as an afghan soldier turned on allied troops military training facility in kabul. green is the highest ranking u.s. officer killed in a war zone since vietnam. cnn's barbara starr is live at the pentagon. barbara, just as this family is beginning to grieve the loss of harold green, you also have new details coming from your sources on exactly how this happened. >> indeed, good morning, kate. officials familiar with the details of the attack tell us that what happened is general green and a number of others were standing outside at this military training facility in kabul. they were outside and the attack came when a shooter opened up from a nearby building from inside another building. at this point we don't even know if the security troops around where general green was, did they have any chance to return fire, did they have any understanding of where that automatic fire was coming inside on the building. general green's remains, we're told, will be on their way back to dover air force base in delaware. this is the base that re

taking over now to afghanistan where we've recently had the killing of major general harold green what is the general's killing mean the operations they have in forward in afghanistan look to things for us this is part of the taliban's game plan that the high watermark for blue on green a green on blue killings was actually two hundred twelve we had i think over sixty one with that said now there's been a demented munition of that general joe dunford came in last year and actually have as works to reduce this plus our footprint is lower what this means now is for what's left that is to say the objective is to have ten thousand troops approximately in december going into twenty fifteen the taliban want to destroy the integrity of our relationship with the afghan military thereby further undermining the government which by the way the taliban wants to basically up and as soon as possible after departure this is one step closer to that this assassination of the general is meant to drive a wedge between the afghan forces that we've supported and trained and the afghan people for which we'r

moments ago, the defense department officially identified him as major general harold green, an engineer and deputy commander of the force that is charged with training and developing the afghan national security forces. nbc's jim miklaszewski joins us now from the pentagon. what do we know now about the investigation? >> the investigation is under way. the basic facts are still the same, that the general was killed by a lone gunman there at the defense ministry's academy yesterday as he and other americans were visiting. not only was general green killed, eight other americans were also wounded when that gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon. the big question now is, why did he do it? we have learned a little about the alleged gunman, and that is the fact that he was in the afghan army for about two years. he was in his mid-20s. and there's no indication, according to nbc personnel in kabul, that he had any ties, any communications with the taliban or that he had self-radicalized somehow, which is often the case in these green-on-blue shootings in which an afghan soldier suddenly

army major general harold green was killed at a training facility near kabul by an afghan soldier the death of green is thought to be the highest ranking military official to be killed in an overseas war since vietnam so to discuss this latest incident and what it might mean for the future of u.s. afghan relations i'm joined now by our correspondent on a. gnostic can you describe how this man was able to pull off such an attack well abbi what we do know is that this gunmen walked into the camp. excuse me camp guard cargo on the outskirts of kabul in afghanistan on tuesday afternoon where high you need a military officials delegation had arrived for meetings and those gunmen using a light assault. a rifle basically killed this top two star u.s. army major general who has now been identified as you said is harold greene a man with over three decades of experience serving in the u.s. military also known as a key player in the training operations of afghan forces by the united states and the nato coalition in afghanistan we also know of course that wounded among the wounded were at least

there's been no claim of responsibility in yesterday's shooting that killed army major again harold greene and wounded 15 others. an afghan military officials say the afghan soldier behind the shooting hid in the bathroom with a nato assault rifle. that soldier was later killed in a shootout. coming up at 6:00, jennifer donelan has more on the investigation into the attack. >> as the death toll continues rise, the world health -- health organization is it declaring an emergency. greta kreuz is in the satellite center tonight. >> we have just learned the c.d.c. has just raised its emergency operation center to a level one alert. that is the highest possible level. the death toll is well past 900 now, including a second death in nigeria, which is africa's most populous country and a death in saudi arabia, a man who just returned from see air leon. > the ebola outbreak has -- ented people from -- our two americans are now in atlanta. 59 year old nancy writebol spent her first full day at emory hospital. dr. cent brantly is also being treated there. >> certainly not pass it on to any family me

the man who was killed, major general harold greene, is the highest ranking u.s. officer to die in battle overseas in 44 years. he earned a ph.d. at the university of southern california and this is green's first deployment to a war zone. >>> now the very latest developments on the israel- hamas conflict. day two of a three-day cease- fire and it's still holding. israeli and palestinian negotiators are in egypt today for talks on a longer term peace in gaza. egyptian mediators are shuttling between both sides. some details are emerging about hamas negotiating points. they include an internationally funded reconstruction of gaza to be overseen by a palestinian unity government. >>> the second u.s. medical worker who contracted ebola in west africa is in an american hospital. travelers to and from africa are subject to special precautions before they are allowed to board planes. more now from cbs news' ko im. >> reporter: american missionary nancy writebol is undergoing treatment for ebola in an isolated ward at atlanta's emmy university hospital. the president of t

the body of major general harold greene is on its way back to the u.s. he was killed in an insider attack by an afghan soldier or one dressed like it monday night near kabul. as many as 13 others were wounded, some seriously. we're told the suspect hid in a bathroom with his nato issued automatic weapon before opening fire through a window and then being killed himself. there's no word yet on a possible motive or whether the general was targeted. today the army sergeant who was freed from captivity in afghanistan in exchange for five taliban leaders spoke to the lead officer investigating the circumstances of his disappearance. these are newly released pictures of bowe bergdahl. the army says sergeant bergdahl was advised of his reits and his civilian ran attorney was present. some of bergdahl's platoon mates labelled him a deserter. defense secretary chuck hagel says there's growing threat tonight that russia will invade ukraine. he points to the increased build up of russian troops along the bothered. russia's state news agency said all imports of agri

, peter doocy partisan >> military officials are ready to receive the remains of major general harold greene whose flag draped casket will arrive this morning from afghanistan days after his 30-year career in the army was ended suddenly by an insider ambush at a military academy. greene leaves behind a wife of 25 years, retired army colonel sue myers and a son who graduated west point and is a first lieutenant in oklahoma. the greene family says he will be buried next week at arlington national cemetery not far from the falls church, virginia, home he left when he deployed. in new york where greene grew up, the governor andrew cuomo ordered nags to fly at half staff at state buildings today and at the pentagon officials are piecing together the evidence. an afghan soldier returned from a patrol west of kabul and hid in the bathroom as others turned in their assault rifle. when the general walked into his view outside that bathroom window, he opened fire. there is still no word on what specifically may have motivated this latest green on blue attack. >> peter doocy with the latest. thank you

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draped casket arrives at dover air force base in delaware carrying the remains of major general harold green. green was killed this week when an afghan soldier launched an tack against us soldiers outside of kabul. >> he engaged there to help the afghans, we were with their future. that's even more difficult to take. >> in afghanistan, green was serving the first ever combat mission of his 30 plus military career. pentagon officials are still trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding green's death. but according to an afghan military official, when a group of afghan soldiers returned from a patrol west of kabul, they lined up to turn in their nato issue assault rifles but one soldier a man in his early 20s snuck off to bathroom with gun and staged his attack from a window. >> he managed to get off quite a few rounds until the guard detail responded to him and shot him. >>> since 22012 there's been up tick in insider attacks inside afghanistan. earlier this year, president obama announced winding down the war by the end of this year. but with the recent series of attacks, many ar

wasr general harold greene shot at the marshall fahim upional defense university. coalition troops were wounded in the attack. general greene is the highest-ranking u.s. official killed in combat and the vietnam war. >> to talk about the implications of this, we are joined by matt aikins, who was based in kabul, afghanistan looking at insider attacks. welcome back. talk about the significance of the killing of general greene. attacks, asider people call them, green on blue 2012.s, spike in the only way they were able to stop them was by drastically curtailing contact and training with security forces, which is a key part of the plan to transition to getting out of afghanistan. this kind of attack shows how deep the problem runs. comeat the highest levels up with a group of highly secured a senior officers, can do damage and restrict the they have with afghanistan's. >> why was general greene targeted? he is responsible for overseeing the transition and withdrawal of troops. >> it was probably just an attack of opportunity. think i saw a group of officers from a win

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draped casket arrives at dover air force base in delaware carrying the remains of major general harold green. green was killed this week when an afghan soldier launched an attack against u.s. soldiers outside of kabul. >> he was engaged there to help the afghans -- help with their future. so that's even -- that's even more difficult to take. >> reporter: in afghanistan green was serving the first ever combat mission of his 30 plus military career. pentagon officials are still trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding green's death. but according to an afghan military official, when a group of afghan soldiers returned from a patrol west of kabul, they lined up to turn in their nato issued assault rifle but one soldier a ma and in his early 20s snuck off to bathroom with a gun and staged his attack from a window. >> he managed to get off quite a few rounds until the guard detail responded to him and shot him. >>> since 2012, there's been an up tick in insider attacks inside afghanistan. earlier this year, president obama announced winding down the war by the end of this year. but

that's coming up at the top of the hour. >>> a plane carrying the remains of major general harold greenet germany and is on its way back to the u.s. right now. greene's body expected to rich at dover air force base delaware later this morning for a dignified transfer ceremony. major general group ojne greene by a lone gunman who opened fire on a group westeof western sold. >>> this morning investigators are trying to figure out what happened when a tree trunk killed a man. it happened at a home renovation site. police worked in to the night piecing together the scene. they say a worker was removing logs from a property on rock spring road. other workers tried to free the man using construction tools but they could not save him. the deadly incident has been handed off to inspectors from osha, the occupational safety and health administration. >>> we're expecting more explosive testimony today in the mcdonnell corruption trial. yesterday maureen mcdonnell chee chief of staff called working in the governor's mansion hellish and said there was no indication she had a love interest with jo jo