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muhammad lila, abc news, kabul. >>> still in that region, a national holiday in pakistan, so citizens can protest the anti-muslim film that was made in california. in order to distance the u.s. from that film, president obama and hillary clinton have been running on pakistani tv, both of them denouncing the film. secretary clinton points out that the u.s. has, quote, nothing to do with the movie. it cost $70,000 to put those ads on the air. >>> now, to the presidential campaign back here at home. both candidates made their case to hispanic voters. yesterday, it was president obama on the hot seat, in a forum hosted by univision. when the president was asked why he had not kept his promise to reform immigration in his first year in office, he said he had critical economic problems to solve first. but he also blamed the opposition. >> what i confess i did not expect. and so, i'm happy to take responsibility for being naive here, is that republicans who had previously supported comprehensive immigration reform, my opponent in 2008, who had been a champion of it, and who attended these me

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muhammad lila is in the region tonight. >> reporter: some officials are describing this as a firefight between american troops and the very afghan soldiers they were working alongside. for reasons that aren't yet clear it appears as though there were some sort of confrontation at one of the many checkpoints american troops are often stationed at. there was an exchange of gunfire. at first the coalition called it an insider attack at the hands of afghan forces. but later they said the taliban might have been involved. now whatever the reason, the 2,000th american killed in afghanistan is certainly a very grim milestone. this comes just as we are days away from the 11-year anniversary of combat in afghanistan and there is another number to consider, 68,000 american troops are now in afghanistan increasingly under threat not just from theiren economies but also their so-called allies. david? >> muhammad lila in the region, thank you. >>> and from the war in afghanistan to an eruption of deadly violence in iraq, 26 people were killed in more than 90 injured by a wave of bombings targeting

abc's hue muhammad lila is in kabul, afghanistan, with the latest tonight. >> reporter: david, many american soldiers here are on edge tonight. four more u.s. troops killed by the very afghan policemen that they're working alongside. it comes after the taliban launched one of the biggest ever attacks against a coalition base. it's supposed to be one of the safest bases in the country. so fortified, no one could ever breach it. on friday night, the unthinkable happened. 15 taliban fighters wearing american uniforms blew a hole through the outer wall. storming inside with automatic rifles, suicide vests and grenade launchers. >> the taliban were able to execute this attack in a quite professional manner. they were able to do reconnaissance, posing as farmers and watching how the marines worked on base, where they worked. >> reporter: all coalition bases here in afghanistan has several lines of defense. the taliban were able to breach almost all of them and nearly hit their target. that target, the airfield at camp bastion, where prince harry is stationed. according to reports, the prince was w

muhammad lila, thank you. and we don't no if prince harry's presence play a role there. but it was a very public deployment. we wanted to know, why make it so public. mara raddatz, how public is this? >> reporter: the last time the prince was deployed in 2008, it was done in secret. when it leaked, he went back to britain early because he didn't want his presence to endanger others. he was a forward air controller then. that's the job on the ground. this time, i think the british announced it because he's an attack helicopter pilot. so, the british felt that prince harry would be in a much safer position, not out among potential enemies, but up in the air. i don't think they even imagined an attack on the airfield itself. but this has got to be making them rethink this, and prince harry, too. i doubt he would want anyone to be in a more dangerous spot because of his presence. and the fact that a small group of insurgents could make it that far, that deep onto a secure base where thousands of u.s. marines are, david, is really extraordinary. >> it is. our chief foreign af

muhammad lila is in the reejt tonight. >> reporter: it was a moment of sheer chaos. us embassy staff were in this armored suv -- now a twisted heap of burned out metal, when a suicide bomber rammed into them, setting off almost 250 pounds of explosives. the blast was so violent it ripped engines right out of nearby cars, leaving this massive crater. >> we deplore the cowardly act of suicide bombing. >> reporter: the two injured americans were airlifted to a hospital. their wounds were not life-threatening. it's still not clear how the bomber got past the elaborate security measures in place. >> the us embassy praised the work of local pakistanis who pulled the americans to safety today. but is now calling for a full investigation, demanding that perpetrators be brought to justice. david? >>> if you're watching us this labor day, here's the good news. you're not stuck in traffic line millions of others, so many families about to head back to work and back to school. >> reporter: tonight 33 million travelers, moms, dads, and children on their way back home on the unoff

abc's muhammad lila is in the region. >> reporter: as you say, a very deadly day in this region. the u.s. state department is confirming that two americans were hurt when a suicide bomber struck and american suv that just left the american consulate in the city of peshawar. that blast killed five people and injured 19. the blast to powerful, it ripped a giant crater right into the middle of the hole. it left this suv a charred, burned out heap of twisted, mangled metal. ron? >> muhammad lila, thank you for the report. >>> a wildfire exploding in size in california's angeles national forest. an estimated 12,000 visitors had be be evacuated. >>> and in oregon, cameras were rolling as the driver of a monster truck lost control in this race. the vehicle plowed into the crowd of spectators sitting along the sidelines. three people were injured, including a father and his 11-year-old son. they're all okay. the driver will not be charged. >>> new insight as to why the navy s.e.a.l. is writing about the taking of osama bin laden. a new ebook claims the author of "no easy day wts was upse

muhammad lila is in kabul this morning. muhammad? >> reporter: good morning, dan. you remember the last time the prince was here, his deployment was cut short when it was leaked on the internet. this time around, british officials have announced his visit. and that makes him a target. right now, the prince is in helmand province, one of the most dangerous places on the planet. joining the mission among a huge upsurge of insider attacks, when afghan soldiers turn their weapons on coalition partners. >> real worry is that somebody tries to infiltrate on the base. someone appearing as a civilian worker on the base. >> reporter: to protect against that, harry is staying at one of the most fortified bases in the country, with no contact with afghan soldiers. for the next four months, prince harry, or captain wales, as he's known, is giving up his swanky lifestyle for the front seat of this, an apache attack helicopter. >> he is right in the thick of it. he is doing the most important job of any helicopter pilot in the coalition can do in afghanistan. >> reporter: that m

joining us now from kabul is abc's muhammad lila with more. morning, muhammad. >> reporter: well, good morning, bianna. this attack is one of the biggest ever against a coalition base ever in afghanistan, and it's raising serious questions whether prince harry's deployment here is putting soldiers within harm's way. he was supposed to be safe, stationed at a base so fortified no attackers could ever get inside. friday night, that all changed. in an attack planned for weeks, according to nato, 15 taliban fighters well equipped, trained and rehearsed breached camp bastion's outer wall. dressed in u.s. army uniforms. they split up into three teams, each one heavily armed with automatic rifles, grenade launchers and suicide vests. their target, the airfield where prince harry's apache helicopter was parked. according to reports, the prince was whisked away into protective custody the moment the attack happened. when the insurgents couldn't reach him, they turned on other targets, destroying or damaging eight harrier jets, three refueling stations

abc's muhammad lila is in afghanistan with the latest. muhammad? >> reporter: good morning. this is not like other attacks we've seen in afghanistan. this was heavily-coordinated and involved a large number of taliban fighters. as you say, the attack has left two u.s. marines dead and a number of others wounded. the taliban has released footage of what they say is the aftermath of the attack. nato is confirming at least 18 insurgents were killed in the operation, after they managed to storm the base. now, this base is camp bastian, one of the biggest in the entire country. it's where prince harry is deployed. but british officials tell us he was never in any risk. he was far away when this attack happened. this raises questions on how insurgents were able to breach the security perimeter. and in an ominous warning, the taliban are vowing that revenge attacks like this one are on the way.minous, indeed. thank you, muhammad. >>> these metastasizing protests have thrown the obama administration into crisis mode. and as they scramble for a solution, they're mourning the dead. pr

muhammad lila, abc news, kabul. >> this is really just becoming something all too often and all too unfortunateit's the third attack on coalition forces in three days. >> it's unbelievable. and so far this year we've got 51 coalition troops who have been killed by afghan servicemembers. at least 12 attacks in august, leaving 15 dead. just escalating and escalating. and, you know, we're supposed to be pulling out of afghanistan. >> very soon, completely, altogether by 2014. >> that's right. >> we'll see. >>> well, as muhammad mentioned, this is the very same base prince harry is stationed, and some believe he may have been the target. abc's martha raddatz reports. it's a highly unusual situation for a member of the royal family. >> the last time prince harry was deployed in 2008 it was done in secret. and when it leaked, he went back to britain early because he did not want his presence to endanger others. he was a forward air controller then, which is a job on the ground. this time i think the british probably announced it because he's an attack helicopter pilot and they felt prince harry would

muhammad lila is in kabul with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth.i-riot police have been out here in full force today after a series of protests here turned violent. as for the prince, he's still on his base, just days after the taliban nearly got to him. hundreds of protesters swept through the city. anti-american fever on full display. just days after the taliban pulled off what many thought was impossible. they stormed camp bastion, a sprawling 20 square mile quon crete fortress. their target? an airfield where prince harry's apache helicopter was parked. the prince, only ami mile away, reportedly wanted to fight. the british police whisked him away the moment the attack happened. >> the taliban were able to execute the attack in quite a professional manner. they were able do reconnaissance posing as farmers watching how the marines worked on base, where they worked. >> reporter: using weapons they reportedly buried nearby, 15 taliban fighters disguised in american uniforms blew a hole through the outer wall. storming inside with automatic rifles

muhammad lila, ba c news, kabul. >> good news there, important to point out. 68,000 americans still in one killed the week from afghan forces and being attacked working alongside americans. you're expecting the enemy over there, not next to you. >> dubious. green-on-blue attack. >> for sure. >> it's got to be a frightening situation to be in, you don't know who to trust. >> absolutely right. >>> the white house is on the is on the defensive over a deadly attack of the u.s. consulate in libya. there were mounting question as -- questions about why ambassador chris stevens didn't have more security and if the administration didn't see the attack coming, or if they've did why didn't the white house now call it a terrorist attack? they haven't gone so far as to say it was methodically planned. >> it was a spontaneous, not a premeditated response to what had transpired in cairo. >> what happened in benghazi was not an anti-american protest, it was not as a result of a youtube video. it was an orchestrated anti-american terrorist attack. >>> okay. meanwhile in tripoli, libya's president join

muhammad lila, abc news, kabul. >> you wonder why they would allow him to, not only publicize, but allowand danger. >> yeah. and then to let everybody know he's there as well. a lot of critics are saying, you know, why did he get so much publicity about this. >> granted he's in the apache helicopter, which if you're going to be in the air, in the skies, that's the one to be in. then you have to worry about a green-on-blue attack, somebody turning within. >> that's the scariest thing these days. >> and he's currently at camp bastion, so we know exactly where he is, and he's clearly recognizable, especially after the vegas jaunt. >> absolutely. >> some sad news to pass on, passing in the world news now family. johnny i. johnny ny ioveno died sunday, p of original staff that put this program on the air over 20 years ago. the camera operator and lighting director. >> he's known to friends as johnny i. worked for abc for 30 years. left the company two years ago. special thoughts to his daughter and two sons as we remember a friend who kept the lights on and kept us in focus, you will be misse