Suicide Bomber Detonates Outside US Afghan Base

A suicide bomber detonated himself on Wednesday near the US army base Camp Chapman in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least three Afghans and injuring more.

The dead include a policeman, two civilians, and the bomber.  Security officials say seven were wounded in the area, a hotbed of Taliban and Haqqani activity.

A Taliban spokesman said the target was Afghan police and Afghan employees of the US base.