To be trained. Now, this American General who has yet to be identified, this general was shot by an assailant, by this gunman believed to have been an afghan soldier. Up to 15 others, including other americans were wounded in that attack. We were told that the assailant was killed. In the United States we heard from the spokesperson at the pentagon, john kirby, today insisting that the shooting does not take away from the recent progress made by Afghan Military forces. Take a listen. Ive seen no indication that theres a degradation of trust between Coalition Members and their afghan counterparts. I and i would encourage you to certainly speak to folks that are over there in afghanistan. I am not. I understand im here at the pentagon. But every indication that ive seen is that the partnering and cooperation just gets better and better every week. Lets take you straight to afghanistan and to get more information from reporter nathan hodge of the wall street journal, hes joining me live f
Hold. The peace talks expected to begin in cairo tomorrow. The enormous devastation in gaza and how people are living in the middle of it all and what the Israeli Government thinks it accomplished. We begin with the shock waves and sadness spreading tonight after an attack on nato troops in afghanistan, the attacker an afghan soldier. His most notable victim, herold green killed by gunfire. The highest ranking since vietnam. Jim sciutto has details and joins us now. What is the latest . Reporter this took place in afghanistan, Senior Officers, one important because it would be presumed to be a safe place but central to coalition plans for transitioning Security Control in afghanistan from the coalition to afghans. This is a senior delegation including not only American General but senior afghan commanders and told a soldier underwent a vigorous betting process for afghan soldiers. This attack open fire on them, killing that American General herold green, injurying a german general and
Could have been avoided had hamas not rejected then the ceasefire that it accepts now. Hamas must be held accountable for the tragic loss of life. That truce formally ends this friday morning, and really the big story out of the middle east today, the talks now beginning in egypt. To try to cement this ceasefire, to extend the ceasefire. Hamas is there, the plo is there, Islamic Jihad is there, the three big factions out of gaza. The israelis are there. And egypt is mediating. Officials in gaza say the month of israeli attacks from air, land and sea caused 5 billion worth of damage. All of these estimates, by the way, run in the billions. And its unclear now whether restoring gaza is up for discussion there in cairo. Throughout this conflict, we have shown you not only the death and destruction out of gaza, we have shown you how hamas was firing rockets from gaza at israel. In fact, we showed you this very picture. These are rockets being fired from gaza, from an incredibly populated a
The shocking and bloody rampage at an officer Training Center near kabul apparently carried out by an afghan soldier. Some 15 Coalition Troops were wounded including a german general. Our correspondents and guests are standing by with full coverage. Our chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto, jim . A difficult day for u. S. Forces in afghanistan. Also at the pentagon. The most senior u. S. Officer killed since 9 11 and a significant casualty toll, as well began with what was a routine visit to the Marshal Fahim university where after gan senior military officers are trained. This was a senior delegation involving more than one coalition general and they were met with a brazen attack. An afghan soldier im told had completed a sevenstep vetting process opening fire with a russian made light machine gun killed the general. He wounded at least 15 others including eight americans and a german general and some of those wounded are seriously wounded. The attacker then killed as for
Im wolf blitzer reporting from washington. We just learned from the pentagon the gunman is believed to be an afghan soldier. Lets go straight to our White House Correspondent jim acosta. Update us, what we know right now. Wolf what we can tell you right now, as the pentagon and White House Briefings are under way simultaneously, this is obviously the major topic coming up that the president has been briefed on. This attack at this military Training Academy in afghanistan and the Pentagon Press secretary, rear admiral john kirby, just a few moments ago, confirmed to reporters, a u. S. General was killed in this attack, and the assailant at this point is believed to be an afghan soldier. Kirby added this happened as the general was visiting this Academy Outside of kabul, the capital in afghanistan. Along with this general who was killed, some 15 other both Coalition Forces and Afghan Forces members were injured, including a german brigadier general. You know this, these kinds of attacks,