American Two-Star Major Gen. Harold Greene Killed at Afghanistan Military Academy

NBC News | July 5, 2014

A U.S. Army two-star major general was killed Tuesday in an insider attack at an Afghan military training facility, U.S. Defense and military officials told NBC News. He was later identified as Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, a native of upstate New York.

More than a dozen Western soldiers in all — including several Americans — were shot as high-level officials visited the heavily guarded military complex.

The carnage started when a lone gunman dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire with an automatic weapon during a meeting at the Afghanistan National Military Academy, located at the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Kabul. The officials said the death toll is expected to rise given the severity of troops’ injuries.

Training Afghanistan's 350,000 strong security forces is a large part of the current NATO-led operation, especially as the U.S.-led coalition prepares to hand over combat operations by the end of 2014. An Afghan intelligence source told NBC News that a high-level ISAF delegation was visiting and touring the academy when the shooter opened fire from a window.

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