An Afghan policeman walks behind a US soldier during a joint patrol in Kandahar province. NATO has been accused of killing eight women in an air strike, capping a black weekend in which six soldiers ... more 

An Afghan policeman walks behind a US soldier during a joint patrol in Kandahar province. NATO has been accused of killing eight women in an air strike, capping a black weekend in which six soldiers were shot dead by presumed Afghan colleagues and a Taliban assault caused unprecedented losses on one of the biggest military bases in the country less