Attacker Drives Humvee Packed With Explosives Into Base In Kandahar; At Least 12 Killed

Afghan police say a suicide bomber has killed at least a dozen security personnel in Afghanistan's southern in Kandahar province, reports Agence France-Presse.

The attacker detonated an explosives-packed Humvee late Wednesday at a base in Maroof district, which is adjacent to the border with Pakistan, said police.

Casualties were reported variously. A border police commander in the district said 14 security personnel were killed and eight wounded.

A clean-up operation...