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Afghan attack: Killed general was true hero, says US Afghan attack: General Harold Greene was 'true hero'
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The US military has paid tribute to Maj Gen Harold Greene, shot dead by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack on Tuesday, as a "true hero". The US military has paid tribute to Maj Gen Harold Greene, killed by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack on Tuesday, as a "true hero".
Gen Greene, the most senior US soldier killed in action overseas since Vietnam, was shot dead as he visited a UK-run military training facility.Gen Greene, the most senior US soldier killed in action overseas since Vietnam, was shot dead as he visited a UK-run military training facility.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the shooting was a "cowardly attack".Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the shooting was a "cowardly attack".
Officials said the Afghan soldier who opened fire in the insider attack had been shot dead. Officials said the Afghan soldier who opened fire had subsequently been shot dead.
At least 15 other soldiers were injured. Two Britons, several Americans and generals from Germany and Afghanistan were among the wounded.
Insider attacks have become one of the defining features of the later phase of the conflict in Afghanistan.Insider attacks have become one of the defining features of the later phase of the conflict in Afghanistan.
They have hampered efforts to train the country's 350,000-strong security force as they prepare to take on the Taliban once most US and Nato forces depart.They have hampered efforts to train the country's 350,000-strong security force as they prepare to take on the Taliban once most US and Nato forces depart.
Tuesday's attack is the most high profile.
Along with Gen Greene, at least 15 other soldiers were injured.
Two British, several Americans and generals from Germany and Afghanistan were among the wounded.
US Army spokesman Juanita Chang described Gen Greene as a "true hero".US Army spokesman Juanita Chang described Gen Greene as a "true hero".
She said he was working "to better advance the Afghans and the cause in Afghanistan".She said he was working "to better advance the Afghans and the cause in Afghanistan".
"He really believed what he was doing over there," she said."He really believed what he was doing over there," she said.
Gen Greene was a technology expert described by the New York Times as playing a key role in integrating smartphones, video conferences "and even virtual worlds into military culture". US media reaction
The newspaper said that his last promotion of his 30-year army career came earlier this year when he was deployed to Afghanistan to oversee the military handover from American to Afghan control as US forces begin withdrawing from the country. US newspapers have been speaking to Gen Greene's friends and colleagues, who painted a picture of a cerebral general who was more interested in software than military hardware.
The LA Times reported that Gen Greene would be remembered for being a "brilliant logistician with a quick sense of humour", while the New York Times said he was a "gadget guru" whose missions usually did not involve actual fighting. Both said that he used iPads and videogames to help train a new generation of American soldiers.
The Washington Post concentrated on his role as deputy commander in training Afghan security forces, calling him a "key figure" in this process.
Correspondents say that the attack raises new doubts about Nato's ability to train Afghan forces as Western countries gradually withdraw.Correspondents say that the attack raises new doubts about Nato's ability to train Afghan forces as Western countries gradually withdraw.
The Pentagon described "insider attacks" as a "pernicious threat". From the end of this year, just under 10,000 American troops will remain, with all withdrawing by the end of 2016.
From the end of this year just under 10,000 American troops will remain, with all withdrawing by the end of 2016. The Pentagon described insider attacks as a "pernicious threat".
The Pentagon described it as an isolated attack and insisted that there has been no breakdown of trust between coalition soldiers and their Afghan counterparts. It described it as an isolated attack and insisted that there had been no breakdown of trust between coalition soldiers and their Afghan counterparts.
Afghan 'Sandhurst'Afghan 'Sandhurst'
The Afghan soldier who opened fire was recruited three years ago, Afghan defence ministry sources told the BBC.The Afghan soldier who opened fire was recruited three years ago, Afghan defence ministry sources told the BBC.
He carried out the shootings from a guard post at a large group of senior Afghan and international troops. He carried out the shootings from a guard post as a large group of senior Afghan and international troops gathered.
By the time he had emptied the magazine of his US-issue M16 rifle, more than a dozen people had been shot, our correspondent says.By the time he had emptied the magazine of his US-issue M16 rifle, more than a dozen people had been shot, our correspondent says.
The Afghan commander of the British-led officers' academy, Gen Gulam Sakhi, was among those wounded.The Afghan commander of the British-led officers' academy, Gen Gulam Sakhi, was among those wounded.