killed nearly two weeks ago when a gunman opened fire inside a military training facility near kabul, afghanistan. general green lived in falls church. he's survived by a wife and two adult children. loved ones are marking three years since a rockville man was kidnapped by al qaeda in pakistan. warren weinstein was working as a consultant. family and friends mark the anniversary by placing yellow ribbons on trees in weinstein's neighborhood. maryland congressman john delaney issued a statement calling on president obama and the state department to do everything they can to bring weinstein home. when teachers in st. mary's county go back to school this fall, they say they won't be doing any extra unpaid work. unhappy with their current pay, teachers say they don't expect them to supervise after-school activities or even homework. when schools reopen monday, the student-teacher relationship will be a very different one. teachers plan to put a stop to all of the extra izz for years from assigning homework to working overtime or volunteering for extra crklar activities after hours. >> definitely real

think, particularly in a place like afghanistan but you can work hard to mitigate it and minimize it and we have done it. >> it was at the national defense university in kabulthe largest military training facility in afghanistan and we are joined live from kabul with more and what can you tell us about today's attack? >> what was happening in this academy today, nato senior officers were having a meeting with afghan senior officers about the training of young forces, as soon as the nato officers arrived at the area we are hearing an afghan army soldier opened fire on the group. these officers were from different countries. there were american, german and british officers and that the attacker could manage to kill the two-star general believed to be the highest rank american officer since 2001 in this country. and another german general were injured and another afghan general which is at the height of the academy was also injured along with another 15 for nato officers and three other afghan officers were injured. now, no one has taken responsibility for this attack yet. >> and clearly a bloody attack and what does this mean for the future of nato and milita

. >>> major general harold greene was standing outside of a building in kabul, afghanistan, and a gunman, an afghan soldier opened fire from a building about 100 yards away. the general died. he was the first high-ranking u.s. owe fushl to die in a combat zone since the vietnam war. general greene was known as an inspiring leader. his friends said he had a wonderful sense of humility. flags flew at his home in falls church, virginia. he had just been sent to afghanistan in january to become deputy commander of training. he leaves behind a wife and children, all of whom serve or who have served in the military. the it family spokesperson talked of how proud they were of general greene. >> he really believed in what he was doing and proud to serve. the family asked me to pass along the army and america and afghanistan has lost a thousand hero. >> the general's death raises concerns about the u.s. in withdrawal from afghanistan. barbara starr has more for you. >> u.s. army major general harold greene was killed and several others wounded some seeniously seriously at a training facility in k

> but the big story is breaking news, a two star army general is killed in an attack west of kabul afghanistan. the incident happened at camp karga. he is the highest ranking military official to ever be killed in the war in afghanistan. 15 others were wounded in the attack. and half of them were americans, it happened when someone in an afghan army uniform snuck on to the base. a brigadier general was also wounded in the attack. stay with abc news for updates throughout the day. >>> the son of a local congressman is awaiting a court hearing after surrendering to authorities on fraud and tax charges. only "action news" was there when he arrived at the courthouse. vernon odom joins us live now with the detail. >> reporter: sara today's developments come after a two and a half year investigation that included multiple subpoenas of his computer files. son of the powerful congressman. >> i think this entire investigation is politically motivated and i'm looking forward to my day in court. shaq he has been indicted on charges of defrauding banks and the u.s. government of thousands of dollars, for

lone gunman opened fire on a group of military officials at a british fwhas kabul, afghanistan.group was mostly made up of u.s. military officials and germans. at this point, three people are dead. at least 13 others are hurt. officials say many of the injured may not survive. >>> firefighters from connecticut are on their way to shasta continue top help fight two wild fires burning out of control. the eiler and bald fires burned about 66,000 acres combined. both were started by lightning. >>> magnitude 3.# 2 quake rattled wine country this morning. the quake hit three miles southwest of napa around 5:40. no reports of damage or injuries. >> but what a jolt to wake you up. >>> the rain coming down in what, the north bay? >> yeah, parts of the north bay. quake and rain. couple of things in the north bay. right now interesting view of the satellite and radar. you can see the heavier rain off to the north and east. but it's the tri-valley, east bay hills, we're seeing light showers at times, east of oakland. and it will be the north bay and east bay, at least for the afternoon, the

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 completed a rigorous seven-step vetting process to ensure he was not a taliban fighter. >> we're months away from the u.s. handing over security responsibility for afghanistan to afghans forces like these. does this undermine your confidence in their ability to take over that role? >> the afghan national security forces continue to perform at a very strong level of competence and confidence and warfare capability. they have had a good year securing not one but two national elections. >> reporter: so-called green on blue attacks where afghan soldiers attack their coalit

afghanistan which the pentagon says it cannot find. >> yes, half a million weapons that have gone into a country suffering from war. >> matthew aikins is an award-winning journalist, going back to kabulently investigated possible war crimes in afghanistan in an article for al jazeera called "a u.s.-backed militia runs amok in afghanistan." at 8:15ars ago today a.m., the u.s. dropped the world's first atomic bomb on hiroshima. shockwaves, radiation, and he waits to the lives of 140,000 people. three days later, the u.s. dropped a second atomic bomb on nagasaki, killing another 74,000. >> earlier this year, democracy now traveled to hiroshima and visited the hero shema peace memorial park. among others, i interviewed a survivor of blast named koji hosokawa. domeoke next to the a-bomb , one of the few structures in humor she that survived the blast. i began by asking him where he was at the time the atomic bomb fell. at 1.i was three kilometers away to the northeast of the area. i was exposed to the bomb there. there was a building which was a very stout welding -- building. recklessly, i survived. >> how old were you? >> 17 years old. >> what were you doing in the building? around the

afghanistan. aikins speak to matt from kabul. up.that and more, coming welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. residents of gaza are returning to devastation on the second day of a 72-hour cease-fire. estimates of the reconstruction cost run as high as $6 billion. 10,000 homes have been destroyed , 5000 have seen major damage. the gaza health ministry says 1900 people have been killed. residents are searching the rubble to pull out possessions and find decomposing bodies. came here in the morning and found instruction everywhere. chiron books, decomposed children found under the rubble. that used tos serve the people are now destroyed. they want to destroy all the institutions of the gaza strip. >> over 400 children were killed in the assault. according to unicef, some 373,000 children suffer traumatic experiences and need immediate psychosocial support. a unicef spokesperson said the assault has had a catastrophic and tragic impact on gaza's children. that to aextrapolate population the size of the u.s., that it equate to about 200,000 children in

when a gunman believed to be an afghan soldier opened fire at a military academy cademy near kabul afghanistan more than a dozen other soldiers were injured including eight americans it was among the most damaging insider attacks since the war in afghanistan began. a power grab is underway in iraq as islam akin surgeons continue in their fight not only for landon supporters but also for the country's most valuable resources a mist heavy fighting the islamic state militants are also looking to capture key dams in the country over the weekend isis launched a three pronged attack on the hood either down which regulates the flow of the euphrates river and western iraq and also generates hydro electricity the militants are also fighting to seize the mosul down the country's largest along the tigris river in the north the hydro power dam is near mosul the second largest city in the country which fell to the militants back in june so what could this looming water war mean for the future of iraq i was joined earlier by daniel pipes president of the mid east forum and i first asked him what the appeal

bill: we now know john kerry has arrived in kabul, afghanistan. this comes while there is continued talk about who is going to lead that nation as we get ready for a drawdown. lieutenant colonel ralph peters. i want to start in afghanistan then we'll move to iraq and then we'll take on russia, ukraine and putin. what can we expect him to get done on this visit? >> has anybody noticed? whenever john kerry rushes to any scene things immediately get worse. i'm not being flippant. this guy is in so far over his head the best thing he could do is retreat to a hermitage and let career professionals take over. bill: would you rather he not be there at all? >> afghanistan should be run by generals. it's a war. kerry -- there is only so much you can say. the guy is out of his depth. look at the mess he made went israelies and hamas. show me a kerry success, show me one and you'll be a convert. bill: we just watched the casket of major general harold greene return in dover, delaware. have you learned more about how this green on blue attack happened? it has

. >> he was killed in the attack at a military training facility in kabul afghanistan. 15 other coalitionncluding a german general were wou wounded. >> 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 facility for afghan military officers. a delegation of senior american and coalition officers was visiting the national defense university outside kabul, when disaster struck. an afghan soldier opened fire with the russian made light machine gun. major general harold green 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 solder who had been with his unit some time. >> we're months away from the u.s. handing over security for afghanistan two afghan forces like these. does this undermine your confidence in their ability to take over that role? >> the afghan national security forces continue to perform at a very strong level of competence and confidence. and warfare capability. th

i told you near the top of the hour the terrible incident in afghanistan and kabul city where terroristsed up in afghanistan military uniforms and opened fire on nato forces. we now know it includes americans. what have you found out? >> reporter: a sad toll for american forces in afghanistan. one american has been killed. 15 americans wounded in camp qargha in kabul. circumstances of the attack. i'm told this was a terrorist in the uniform of the member of the afghan military. it's not certain whether it was an actual soldier who turn his gun on the others. he had a light machine gun, a russian machine gun bigger than an ak-47 to carry out this attack and as we were talking earlier, carol, these so-called blue on blue attacks or attacks within the afghan security forces against the outside security forces is a concern. we don't know whether this was a terrorist dressed up in a afghan security uniform or an actual member. obviously a difficult problem for american forces and coalition forces there. we don't know the condition of the 15 american wounded. we'll have to see if the death tol

he spoke, actually, from kabul, afghanistan moments before those u.s. jet fighters started bombing isis artillery. >> isol's campaign of terror against the innocent, including the christian minorities and its grotesque targeted acts of violence show all the warning signs of genocide. for anyone who needed a wake-up call, this is it. >> one of the few aid workers who has made it to the sinjar district and has for days been sounding this alarm really for the world to pay attention. so the iraq representative for unicef, the united nations children's fund and joins me from irbil. thank you so much for being with me. >> thank you. >> this is pretty stunning we're able to talk to you. i mean, you are one of really the first people who we've been able to talk to who has been to this district, seen the people who now have fled isis. can you tell me what you have seen? >> at the very beginning of this crisis -- there was a wave of displacement from mosul westbound. sinjar is the last city for the mountain region of sinjar mountains and then -- fled -- [ inaudib

general killed tuesday in what's being called an insider attack at the military academy in kabul, afghanistan. 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-radicali

military training facility that's overseen by the british military camp on the outskirts of kabul in afghanistan a gunmen dressed in afghan military forces uniform carried out a shooting which killed a two star u.s. army major general and a german brigadier general as well as at least fourteen other members of the western including american and afghan forces on the ground we're also hearing reports that local officials are saying that in fact three people have died and fifteen have been wounded so attack did in fact take place on tuesday as high ranking military officials were visiting this facility for meetings and that's when the gunman carried out the shooting and of course we know that this is reported to be yet another insider attack in afghanistan where a member of the afghan forces turns against the western and need to lead troops on the ground that are in there to train the afghan forces so certainly the fact that we're seeing these cases where afghan forces that are trained by the u.s. and west turning against them is an extremely bothersome trend of course and these cases did peak in t

i don't know terry training academy at camp cargo on the outskirts of kabul in afghanistan a gunman in an afghan military uniform carries out a shooting killing a two star u.s. army major general who has been identified as fifty five year old harold g. green a key player in american efforts to train afghan security forces with over three decades of experience serving in the u.s. military the shooter using a light assault rifle also wounded a german brigadier general as well as at least fourteen western including eight u.s. troops five of them reported to be in serious condition as well as afghan military personnel the killing of the u.s. major general is reported to be the first death of a high ranking u.s. military official in overseas hostilities since the vietnam war greene is the highest ranking u.s. military official to be killed in iraq and afghanistan the deadly shooting took place tuesday as a nato military officials delegation visited the training facility an investigation is currently ongoing into exactly what happened is being conducted by both afghan and nato forces more in

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 fourteen people including a german brigadier general as well as western troops and american troops eight american military personnel five of them seriously injured as well as afghan forces we do know of course the investigation a joint investigation by the west in afghanistan is now underway so we are expecting to find out more in terms of why this incident exactly took place and green is now the highest ranking u.s. official to be killed overseas since the vietnam war as i stated in the intro wha

at a military training academy at camp cargo on the outskirts of kabul in afghanistan a gunman in an afghan military uniform carries out a shooting killing a two star u.s. army major general and wounding a german brigadier general as well as at least fourteen western including some u.s. troops and afghan military personnel u.s. officials say injuries are both serious and minor the killing of the u.s. major general is reported to be the first death of a high ranking u.s. military official in overseas hostilities since the vietnam war with previous such incidents recorded in the one nine hundred seventy s. we know that the deadly shooting took place tuesday as a nato high military officials delegation visited the training facility an investigation is currently ongoing into exactly what happened is being conducted by both afghan and nato forces and any means are yet to be released we know that the gunman was shot dead on site now according to a pentagon spokesperson the shooter is believed to be an afghan soldier who has served for quite some time the pentagon described the killing as o

kabul. >> reporter: afghanistan's future is being decided in four giant warehouses to the east of kabul. international experts say it's the largest of its kind anywhere. a full audit checking every ballot box. international observers rule whether tick marks on ballot papers are are identical suggesting fraud. it's exhausting work. >> fighting over every single vote which rightly so. at the end of the day as you can see, we are working towards getting a positive result out of this. >> but campaign workers of the candidate that came second abdullah abdullah say they're still being cheated. >> we find ways to limit the way we find fraud. systematically they're limiting the ways we find fraud. >> reporter: political paralysis is affecting everything. he is buying goods for his grocery store. he says because of uncertainty people are buying basics like flour and sugar in small bags rather than large sacks. >> main problem is there is no peace. every person is thinking that the situation is getting bad day by day. >> reporter: flour prices have gone up 15% in the two months since polling day.

kabul. he was the highest-ranking military the american to die in hostilities in the afghanistan war.e will hear more about that briefingin a pentagon shortly. some tweets from a couple members of congress. cook, a retired u.s. marine who has visited afghanistan says -- my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families of those who were attacked at camp qargha earlier today in afghanistan. mark meadows tweeting sad to hear reports of a two star american general killed in afghanistan, the highest-ranking to die in the conflict. we will learn more about the attacks when a pentagon -- when the pentagon holds a briefing. we will cover that live. john kerry spoke yesterday. the first day of the africa forum. it took place at the world bank headquarters. he called africa the new center of global growth. his comments are about 10 minutes. we will leave the event is the pentagon breaks in. >> welcome to all of you here. we appreciate the substance of your comments and appreciate your comments on being your senator. this is an exciting week for us in washington. we are thrilled to

afghan soldier fired into a group of coalition troops at the national defense university in kabul city, afghanistan. there are a number of casualties as a result of the shooting perhaps up to 15 to include some americans. many were seriously wounded. others received only minor injuries. the assailant was killed. i can also confirm that among the casualties was an american general officer who was killed. >> still so dangerous that someone of a major general status could be assassinated. it's an indication of both iraq and afghanistan that there are still great problems ahead. >> tragic day in afghanistan. attack leaving major general harold greene, a two star killed after someone in an afghan army uniform shot and killed not only the general but some 15 others, and many of them americans as you just heard. the white house asked about this. about afghan policy. as, of course, there are hot spots around the world and now afghanistan again picking up. let's bring in our panel. george will. kirsten powers. and charles krauthammer. george, your thoughts. >> this episode didn't tell us anything we didn't

this attack happened monday night just west of kabul at afghanistan's military equivalent of west point is called the marshall fahim national defense university. he just touched down for a site visit when an afghan national army soldier armed with an automatic weapon opened fire on a cluster of people who were listening to a briefing. security guards heard the gunfire. they shot the assailant dead at that point in time. insider attacks in afghanistan have been on the decline, though, from a high of 44 in the year 2012 down to about 3. if you include today's attack in the year 2014, the pentagon is stressing that this massacre will not affect their drawdown strategy and maintained the afghan security forces are growing stronger by the day and most military operations, most combat operations and will eventually run all military operations by the end of this year, but it portends that the drawdown could be difficult and the afghani culture withdrawal is equivalent to retreat and it must be punished in that culture, history has shown that is, indeed, the case. greta, back to you. >> doug, t

official here, this one is really bad, chuck. >> and this being kabul, this is supposed to be -- there's nothing that's incredibly safe in afghanistan but kabul is supposed to be among the most secure. >> well, you know, kabul is one of the best fortified cities in afghanistan actually. even the taliban, when they launch their attacks, they make a big splash in the headlines, but have little lasting effect on any operations there in the k a. bul vicinity. but in this case, there's just no telling when one of those who you assume to be an ally is suddenly going to open fire on american forces. and that's what happened here today. an investigation under way. and, by the way, the wounds in this shooting are considered so serious that the death toll of three approximate now is only sxeblted to rise, chuck. >> we're getting information. it's coming in fast. as we have more, we're coming back to you. thank you very much. >>> let's turn to my first reads of the morning. and we begin. it's tuesday. it's a primary day. 2014's most unlikely battleground state. that's where voting is taking place today. it's kansas. and outside of lyndon johns

afghanistan. jennifer glasse reports now from kabul. >> you these children are continuing three centuries of traditionafghanistan, but they could be the last generation of sikhs in this country. it was once a vibrant community. 25 years ago there were 200,000 sikh families here in every province of the country. no more. they say threats, harassment and land confiscation mean afghanistan is an unfriendly place for sikhs. their numbers are shrinking fast. dozens of families have left afghanistan just in the past six months. there are only 3,000 sikhs left here and most in the community say if they got the opportunity they would leave too. their leader has appealed to the united nations and embassies asking for help to get out. they say they don't want to go to pakistan or iran because they face persecution there. >> no one will protect us. even when we go to the president he says he'll protect us but nothing happens. >> smuggled into europe they were rescued in a container in england nearly dehydrated. one man died. yesterday here in kabul they say getting out is worth this kind of risk. >> even if i mi

to have a briefing on the tragedy outside kabul today. >> national defense university in kabul city, afghanistanre a number of casualties as a result of the shooting, perhaps up to 15. to include some americans. many were seriously wounded, others received only minor injuries. the assailant was killed and confirm among the casualties was an american general officer who was killed. given that the family notification process is not complete, i will not and cannot release any additional information. we want to respect the notification process and the family's privacy at this time. secretary hagel extends on behalf of the men and women of this department the heartfelt condolences, thoughts and prayers to those affected by the tragedy, most especially the family of the fallen soldier. secretary spoke with morning with general dunford and pledged whatever support he and the department could provide with respect to the investigation. the incident will be jointly investigated by afghan and isaf authorities, it's just now getting under way and let it proceed without speculating about the circumstances. w

today into a group of coalition troops at the marshal fahim national defense university in kabul city, afghanistan. there are a number of casualties. perhaps up to 15. to include some americans. many were seriously wounded. others received only minor injuries. the assailant was killed. i can also confirm among the casualties was an american general officer who was killed. given that the family notification process is not yet complete, i cannot and will not release additional information about the general. i'm sure you can understand that we want to respect the notification process and the family's privacy at this time. secretary hagel extends his heartfelt condolences, his thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this tragedy, most especially the family of the fallen soldier. the secretary spoke with the general who uptadate ed him abo the incident and pledged whatever help he and the department can provide with respect to the investigation. it will be jointly investigated by afghan and ishaf authorities. we need to let it proceed before speculating about circumstances. i'll take your questio

speaking of international affairs, on the deadly insider camp at the military base outside of kabul in afghanistan that killed two-star major general harold green. the 34-year-old veteran arrived in his first combat ever. the assailant was an afghan soldier and he had no history of suspicious behavior. outside of major general green's virginia home his family issued the following statement through an army spokesperson. >> they believe that the army as well as afghanistan and america has lost a true hero. he really believed in what he was doing over there and was really proud to serve. the family would like that to be known. >> general green's mission as to train and lead the development of afghan national security forces, but one of those soldiers opened fire with a machine gun, killing the general and wounding eight other americans. the assailant, by the way, was killed by return fire. as a two-star general, greene is the highest active duty soldier to be killed in combat since 1970 in vietnam. his death is calling attention to the threat of insider attacks. in 2012, 53 americans were killed in 3

he says the long delay to resolve this crisis has damaged afghanistan's economy and security. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> the radical armed group boka haram have claimed to established a caliphate, taking a local government headquarters in matagali town. nigerian authorities confirm 35 policemen are missing after the group attacked a police training facility in borno state. mario raggi is, what is the significance of this video that's been released by boko m haram? >> the 15 minute video, the leader group, leader of the group purportedly saying that a town that was seized earlier this month, quote, has no longer anything to do with the rest of nigeria and that the group is there to stay. now, we have heard the group previously say one of its stated goals is to establish a so-called caliphate. we have seen them recently express admiration of the other so-called islamic caliphate, islamic state group in iraq and syria and its leader baghdadi. it's important to take these remarks with a grain of salt. >> that's because boka haram is a propaganda saavy group the i would say this receipt claim is an attem

afghanistan? >> we lost interest and what happened because terrible civil war. the city of kabul was not destroyed in the war between the mujahedeen and the russians. the united states walked away from it. the consequence the rise of the taliban and the end the rival of al quaida in afghanistan and consequently 9/11. now, looking back, we can all see this. to be fair to president george bush, sr., at the time, he had a pretty full plate -- the disintegration of the soviet union, creation of countries like ukraine, proliferation of eastern europe. iraqi invasion of kuwait, east germany. afghanistan which had been one or two on president reagan's priority list went down to maybe number 50 on president bush's priority list. >> charlie: bush 41. yes, it disintegrated into civil war and became broken. >> charlie: to look at the movie or read george crowell's book, you get the impression this was part of the warning and admonishment of charlie wilson. >> it was. >> charlie: we're abandoning this place and it's going to be disastrous. >> i think charlie wilson's war is a great book and

kabul. bruce riedel knows afghanistan's history well. he is the senior fellow of the brookings intelligence project. he has written a new book called "what we won: america's secret war in afghanistan from 1979 to 1989." i am pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. i should say anybody who wants to understand afghanistan or pakistan turns to you, including the president of the united states because you were principal advisor. even bob woodward said the foremost intelligent expert has produced a concise history of america's first engagement in that pivotal part of the world. the book has dramatic lessons. what is the future of afghanistan? >> we are at the moment of truth, charlie. first, the presidential election. we are on the precipice. one of these two individuals, either mr. abdullah abdullah or ashraf ghani, is going to have to admit that they lost. that is not going to be easy for an afghan politician to admit. ashraf ghani would not only have to admit he lost, he will have to admit he cheated in an industrial scale and tri

he says the long delay has damaged afghanistan's economy and security. jennifer glasse,aj, kabul>> the radical armed group boko haram have released a new video claiming to have established a caliphate in nigeria. it follows fighters taking over government headquarters in matagali town. authorities confirm 35 policemen are missing after a group attacked a police training facility in borno state. regge has more from abuja. >> in the 50mill minute video, the leader claims gwoza, a town eased earlier this month quote no longer has anything to do with the rest of nigeria and that the group is there to stay we had heard the group consistently say 1 of the aims is to establish a caliphate and in rebate videos, it had expressed admiration of the other so-called caliphat he, the so-called islamic state group in iraq and syria and that caliphate there. it's important to take this receipt claim with a grain of salt. boko haram is a propaganda-saavy group. one can see this as an attempt to seize or capitalize on the exclusive note rigoriety of thep in iraq, the situation in nigeria, however,

kabul. >> tensions are high as afghanistan still struggles to find a winner in an election that begin with the first round back in april. reiner fights the train rival party workers are almost a daily adventure bench where the recount is taking place. candidates has walked out, saying fraud has not been dealt with. decided to has boycott the election process. process.prolonging the that is their problem. we and our team will withdrawal ourselves from the fight. >> the audit will go ahead without the other candidate either. there was a presidential style meeting with the head of u.s. armed forces. he has agreed to a un's request to pullout of the process. they say they want a level playing field. the most powerful ally is this .ormer warlord it is now a successful businessman and governor of the northern province. by mementosnded from his past as a guerrilla commander. if the fraud goes on, threatening a wave of protests. if that does not work, what he calls an orange movement, effectively a revolution. >> if they are not clever enough to listen to the voice of the people, we will start an

war in afghanistan and 15 soldiers are wounded including eight americans and a german brigadier general all expected, though, to survive. this happened at camp qargha west of the capital, kabul, training base for officers, the afghanistan equivalent of the west point academy. the camp is less than a year old. at none in afghanistan a shooter in an afghan army uniform opened fire. the pentagon believes the shooter was a member of the afghanistan national security forces. when chairmaning responsibility, the taliban used different wording than we usually see. normally the group names a shooter as "someone in afghan security forces," but this time they call the shooter "afghan soldier with a sensitive responsibility." a pentagon spokesman addressed the issue of green on blue violence which is less frequent as fewer troops are on the ground. >> as terrible as today is, and it is a terrible day, terrible tragedy, we have not seen in the course of the last year as you described it, a spate of the insider threat attacks. that is a testament to the good work that authorities have done to try to mitigate that throat. >> the shooter was killed. circumstance are not known. the attack a

it is the biggest military academy in afghanistan, located here in eastern kabul. he managed to kill a 2-star american general, the highest ranked american officer since beginning of the war in afghanistan, getting killed in here today. then injured 15 others, two general injured, one is a german general, another afghan general, responsible or in charge for that camp. no one has tape responsibility for the backyard. the taliban issued a statement, is said the guy is reliable as an afghan, and afghan soldier who opened fire there did not take claim for that attack. >> as you know, there's a history of insider attacks in afghanistan. it is clearly an ongoing prob for international -- problem for international forces there. >> yes, in fact the particular academy was opened recently, less than a year ago. that's the second attack in the same academy. the first was last year, in okay, which two international forces were injured. the taliban are saying it's their new tactic, that they are trying to use their infiltrators in afghanistan gan security forces -- afghan securi

their own military training program, what's called the national military academy of afghanistan opened outside of kabul5. and today, it was at the national military academy of afghanistan where a man dressed in an afghan military uniform, dressed as an