Georgia man identified as victim of suspected Afghan insider attack

By Alexandra Zavis and Hashmat Baktash

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Georgia man working as a contractor to the NATO police mentoring program in Afghanistan was identified Monday as the victim of the latest suspected "green on blue" attack by an Afghan officer.

DynCorp International said the shooting victim was one of its employees, Joseph Griffin, 49, of Mansfield, Ga. A veteran of the U.S. military, he served in various U.S.-based law enforcement positions over the years as well as in support of the company's global training and mentoring programs, the statement said. In his most recent assignment, he was supporting the Afghan Ministry of Interior and National Police.

Griffin was allegedly shot and killed by an Afghan policewoman in the capital, Kabul, authorities said.

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