Eight South African civilians among 12 killed by Afghan suicide bomber in film revenge
A Taliban-linked group called Hez-e-Islami claimed the attack in which the bomber driving a small sedan loaded with 300 kilos of explosives ploughed into a minibus carrying foreign airport workers from Kabul to Bagram airport early Tuesday. The spokesman named the suicider as an 18-year old woman named Fatima.
NATO has scaled down joint operations with Afghan troops over the sharply rising numbers of uniformed Afghans turning on their US colleagues and instructors.