Harriers destroyed in Camp Bastion attack that left two US marines dead
Insurgents in US Army uniforms caused tens of millions of dollars' worth of damage during assault on Camp Bastion that killed 2 marines
Insurgents who attacked a British airfield where Prince Harry is stationed, killing two US marines, wore US Army uniforms and destroyed six Harrier fighter jets.
Nato yesterday detailed unprecedented damage from the attack on Camp Bastion, one of its largest bases in Afghanistan.
In another attack on foreign forces, an Afghan police officer turned his gun on Nato troops at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan before dawn yesterday, killing four US service members.
Meanwhile, Afghan officials said air strikes by Nato planes killed eight women and girls in a remote part of the country.
In Friday's attack at Camp Bastion, in Helmand province, two US marines were killed and several others wounded when at least 15 attackers dressed in US Army uniforms, and armed with guns, rockets and suicide vests, stormed the airfield.
Operating in three teams, they succeed in breaching the perimeter of the heavily fortified base. All but one of the attackers were killed, with the surviving fighter taken into custody by coalition forces.