>>> in afghanistan turned violent for troops again today. it happened just one day after two american military advisers were murdered inside an afghan government compound in kabul . the revolt poses a worrisome new threat to the war that already claimed more than 1900 american lives. and with 96,000 americans still in the country, many of them working side by side , their afghan counterparts, it also threatens to shake the very underpinnings of the u.s. strategy there. andrea mitchell will give us the take from washington. but we begin in a snowy kabul where nbc's atia abawi has more on today's bloodshed. atia ?
>> reporter: good evening, lester. well, though there are fewer protests today, there is still a great deal of anger here, primarily directed towards americans and other foreigners. six days on and the rage continues. in kunduz, demonstrators targeted an american base today and in the chaos, someone threw a grenade, wounding at least seven u.s. soldiers . meanwhile, a manhunt is under way for the suspect in yesterday's killing two of high ranking american officers working inside the heavily fortified interior ministry in kabul . officials are looking for abdul saboor, described as a low level intelligence officer or driver at the ministry, who slipped away after the shootings. police have questioned his family. for his part, president hamid karzai went on tv today to offer condolences to the families of the slain americans , and to call again for an end to the protests over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. he said our emotions were shown all over the country regarding this and it is now time to return to calm. the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan said today he believes the anger will eventually settle, and that the u.s. mission is still important.
>> this is not the time to decide that we're done here. we have got to redouble our efforts, we have got to create a situation in which al qaeda is not coming back.
>> reporter: after yesterday's attack, and the killing of two other u.s. soldiers on thursday, the commander of nato forces in afghanistan withdrew almost 200 military and civilian advisers from afghan ministries in kabul , citing concerns for their safety.
>> we haven't had the impact on afghan security forces that we should. the fact that we're pulling people out of advisory roles in ministries in kabul , that demonstrates weakness.
>> reporter: the united states has apologized repeatedly for the koran burnings, yet still the protests and the violence go on. late today, one of the americans killed in yesterday's attack was identify ed. it was 44-year-old lieutenant colonel john loftus from kentucky and also tonight, the pentagon says a planned visit by afghanistan 's defense and interior of ministers as well as other senior officials has been postponed. lester?
>> atia abawi in kabul tonight,
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