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August 6, 2014

U.S. General Shot Dead in Afghanistan; Highest-Ranking Official Killed in Combat Since Vietnam 
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A U.S. general has been killed in Afghanistan in what the Pentagon says
is the latest insider attack by an Afghan soldier. Major General Harold
Greene reportedly died after the soldier opened fire at a British-run
military academy near the capital, Kabul. Up to 14 coalition troops were
wounded. Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby announced the
attack.

Rear Admiral John Kirby: "I can confirm that an individual believed to
be an Afghan soldier fired today into a group of coalition troops at the
Marshal Fahim 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."

General Greene was the deputy commanding general for the command
involved in preparing the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition troops at the
end of the year. He is the highest-ranking U.S. officer killed in combat
since the Vietnam War.

 

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