a neighbor there are ways all around us to brighten someones daylast sunday in what appeared to be his last facebook post he called on all americans to vote whether the republicans or the democrats win he said it is important that we all remember that we have far more as americans that unites us than divides usaccolades poured out for major taylor late saturday across social mediahe was the best of men with the ability to see potential and possibility in everything around him north ogdens website said in announcing his death it added he was patriotic to the core and a shining example of what an american politician should bemitt romney the 2012 presidential candidate who is now running for the senate in utah said on twitter that he was heartbroken over the newsthe latest attack came as the american military has retreated to a more cautious position following a widespread rumor about the killing of the powerful police chief of kandahar province which has created mistrust with afghan allieson oct 18 the chief gen abdul raziq was shot dead by a teenage taliban infiltrator as he was walking out of a meeting with the top american and nato commander gen austin s millergeneral miller who was standing steps away survived a second round fired in the direction of the other dignitariesas detailed in a new york times report a guard at the scene who united states officials said they believed could have been a second infiltrator shouted that the americans had shot the afghan generalit led to tensions with afghan forces that cast a cloud over the relationship afghan and american forces clashed as the american convoy was leaving the compound with united states forces shooting one afghan guard deadthe american military has struggled to contain the disinformation and senior afghan officials have tried to quash the rumorthe concern peaked after an afghan commando opened fire on coalition forces on oct 22 in the west of the country following what afghan officials said had been a verbal clash over the killing of general raziq